involve

involve
involve [ɪnˈvɒlv]
transitive verb
   a. ( = implicate) impliquer
• to get involved in sth ( = get dragged into) se laisser entraîner dans qch ; (from choice) s'engager dans qch
• he was so involved in politics that he had no time to ... il était tellement engagé dans la politique qu'il n'avait pas le temps de ...
• a riot involving a hundred prison inmates une émeute à laquelle ont pris part cent détenus
• how did you come to be involved? comment vous êtes-vous trouvé impliqué ?
• the police became involved la police est intervenue
• the factors/forces/principles involved les facteurs mpl/forces fpl/principes mpl en jeu
• the vehicles involved les véhicules mpl en cause
• the person involved l'intéressé(e) m(f)
• to get involved with sb (socially) se mettre à fréquenter qn ; ( = fall in love with) avoir une liaison avec qn
• she likes him but she doesn't want to get (too) involved (inf) elle l'aime bien, mais elle ne veut pas (trop) s'engager
   b. ( = entail) impliquer ; ( = cause) occasionner ; ( = demand) exiger
• such a project involves considerable planning un tel projet exige une organisation considérable
• there will be a good deal of work involved cela demandera beaucoup de travail
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[ɪn'vɒlv] 1.
transitive verb
1) (entail) impliquer, nécessiter [effort, travel]; entraîner [problems]

there is a lot of work/effort involved — cela implique beaucoup de travail/d'efforts

2) (cause to participate) gen faire participer [person] (in à)

to be involved in — (positive) participer à, être engagé dans [business, project]; (negative) être mêlé à [scandal, robbery]

to be involved in doing — s'occuper de faire

not to get involved in ou with something — rester à l'écart de quelque chose

it will involve them in heavy expenditure — ça va les entraîner à de grosses dépenses

3) (affect) concerner, impliquer [person, animal, vehicle]

their safety is involved — leur sécurité est en jeu

4) (engross) [film, book] faire participer, prendre [person]

to get involved in — se laisser prendre par, se plonger dans [film, book, work]

5) (get emotionally attached)

to get involved with somebody — devenir proche de quelqu'un

you're too involved to make a judgment — tu es trop concerné pour porter un jugement

6) (make commitment)

to get involved — s'engager

2.
reflexive verb

to involve oneself in ou with — prendre part à


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