witness

witness
witness [ˈwɪtnɪs]
1. noun
( = person) témoin m
• witness for the defence/prosecution témoin m à décharge/à charge
• there were three witnesses to this event trois personnes ont été témoins de cet événement
• often children are witness to violent events les enfants sont souvent témoins de violences
• in front of two witnesses en présence de deux témoins
• to call sb as witness citer qn comme témoin
• witness the case of ... témoin le cas de ...
► to bear witness to sth témoigner de qch
• his poems bear witness to his years spent in India ses poèmes témoignent de ses années passées en Inde
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = see) [+ attack, theft, fight] être témoin de
• the accident was witnessed by several people plusieurs personnes ont été témoins de l'accident
• 1989 witnessed the birth of a new world order 1989 a vu l'avènement d'un nouvel ordre mondial
   b. (legally) [+ document] certifier l'authenticité de
3. compounds
► witness box (British), witness stand (US) noun barre f des témoins
• in the witness box or stand à la barre
* * *
['wɪtnɪs] 1.
noun
1) gen, Law (person) témoin m

she was a witness to the accident — elle a été témoin de l'accident

witness for the prosecution/the defence — témoin à charge/à décharge

to call somebody as a witness — citer quelqu'un comme témoin

2) (testimony) témoignage m

to be ou bear witness to something — témoigner de quelque chose

2.
transitive verb
1) (see) être témoin de, assister à
2) (at official occasion) servir de témoin lors de la signature de [document, treaty]; être témoin à [marriage]
3) fig

we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — nous sommes sur le point d'assister à une transformation de l'économie

his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — son travail acharné a payé, comme en témoignent ses résultats d'examen


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