object

object
object
1. noun
   a. ( = thing) objet m
• object of pity/ridicule objet m de pitié/de risée
   b. ( = aim) but m
• with this object in view dans ce but
• with the object of clarifying the situation dans le but de clarifier la situation
• money is no object to him l'argent n'est pas un problème pour lui
   c. [of verb] complément m d'objet
2. intransitive verb
soulever une objection
• he didn't object when ... il n'a soulevé aucune objection quand ...
• I object! je proteste !
• if you don't object si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient
• I object to that remark je proteste contre cette remarque
• I don't object to helping you je veux bien vous aider
• she objected to him as spokesperson elle s'opposait à ce qu'il soit porte-parole
• they objected to him because he was too young ils lui ont objecté son jeune âge
3. transitive verb
• to object that ... objecter que ...
4. compounds
► object lesson noun
• it was an object lesson in good manners c'était une démonstration de bonnes manières ► object-oriented adjective (Computing) orienté objet
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✦ Lorsque object est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe : ˈɒbdʒɪkt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde : əbˈdʒekt.
* * *
1. ['ɒbdʒɪkt]
noun
1) (item) objet m
2) (goal) but m (of de)

with the object of doing — dans le but de faire

3) (focus)

to be the object of — être l'objet de

4) Linguistics complément m d'objet
2. [əb'dʒekt]
transitive verb objecter (that que)
3. [əb'dʒekt]
intransitive verb soulever des objections

‘I object!’ — ‘je proteste!’

to object to — s'opposer à [plan, law]; se plaindre de [noise]; récuser [witness, juror]

to object strongly to — s'opposer catégoriquement à

to object to somebody on grounds of sex/age — objecter à quelqu'un son sexe/âge

to object to somebody('s) doing — s'opposer à ce que quelqu'un fasse

do you object to my ou me smoking? — est-ce que cela vous ennuie que je fume?

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money is no object — l'argent n'est pas un problème


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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