evidence

evidence
evidence [ˈevɪdəns]
noun
   a. ( = ground for belief) évidence f ; ( = testimony) témoignage m
• on the evidence of this document à en croire ce document
   b. (in court) ( = object, document) preuve f ; ( = statement) témoignage m
• to give evidence témoigner
• to give evidence for/against sb témoigner en faveur de/contre qn
• to call sb to give evidence convoquer qn pour qu'il témoigne
• to take sb's evidence recueillir la déposition de qn
• anything you say may be used in evidence against you tout ce que vous direz pourra être retenu contre vous
   c. ( = signs) to show evidence of sth montrer des signes de qch
   d. to be in evidence [object] être en évidence
• his father was nowhere in evidence il n'y avait aucune trace de son père
* * *
['evɪdəns]
noun
1) (proof) [U] preuves fpl (that que; of, for de; against contre)

a piece of evidence — une preuve

there is no evidence that — rien ne prouve que

all the evidence suggests that... — tout indique que...

the evidence of one's own eyes — ce qu'on a vu de ses propres yeux

2) (testimony) témoignage m (from de)

convicted on the evidence of somebody — condamné sur le témoignage de quelqu'un

to be used in evidence against somebody — servir de témoignage contre quelqu'un

to give evidence — témoigner, déposer (for somebody en faveur de quelqu'un; against somebody contre quelqu'un)

3) (trace) trace f (of de)

to be (much) in evidence — être (bien) visible


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