claim

claim
claim [kleɪm]
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = demand as one's due) réclamer (from sb à qn ) ; [+ property, prize, right] revendiquer
• no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack l'attentat n'a pas encore été revendiqué
• to claim damages réclamer des dommages et intérêts
• the epidemic has claimed 100 victims l'épidémie a fait 100 victimes
   b. ( = maintain) prétendre
• he claims to have seen you il prétend vous avoir vu
   c. [+ sb's attention, sb's sympathy] solliciter
2. noun
   a. ( = act of claiming) revendication f, réclamation f ; (Insurance) ≈ déclaration f de sinistre
• claim for benefit demande f d'allocations
• to lay claim to prétendre à
• to put in a claim (for pay rise) demander une augmentation
• to make or put in a claim (Insurance) faire une déclaration de sinistre
• they put in a claim for a 3% pay rise ils ont demandé une augmentation de 3 %
• the claims were all paid (Insurance) les dommages ont été intégralement payés
   b. ( = assertion) affirmation f
• what do you think about his claim that ... que pensez-vous de son affirmation selon laquelle ...
• that's a big claim to make! c'est bien audacieux de dire cela !
   c. ( = right) claim to ownership titre m de propriété
• he renounced his claim to the throne il a renoncé à faire valoir ses droits à la couronne
3. compounds
► claim form noun (Insurance) (formulaire m de) déclaration f de sinistre ; (for expenses) note f de frais
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[kleɪm] 1.
noun
1) (demand) revendication f

to make claims ou lay claim to — prétendre à [throne]; revendiquer [right, land, title]

wage claim — revendications fpl salariales

there are too many claims on her generosity — on abuse de sa générosité

there are many claims on my time — je suis très pris

to have first claim on something — avoir la priorité sur quelque chose

2) (in insurance) (against a person) réclamation f; (for fire, theft) demande f d'indemnisation

to make ou put in a claim — faire une demande d'indemnisation

3) (for welfare benefit) demande f d'allocation

to make ou put in a claim — faire une demande d'allocation

4) (refund request) demande f de remboursement

travel claim — demande f de remboursement des frais de déplacement

5) (assertion) affirmation f (about au sujet de; by de la part de; of de)

his claim that he is innocent — ses protestations d'innocence

her claim(s) to be able to do — ses affirmations selon lesquelles elle peut faire

some extraordinary claims have been made for this drug — on a affirmé des choses extraordinaires sur ce médicament

my claim to fame — ma prétention à la gloire

6) (piece of land) concession f
2.
transitive verb
1) (assert)

to claim to be able to do — prétendre pouvoir faire

to claim to be innocent — prétendre être innocent

to claim responsibility for an attack — revendiquer un attentat

2) (assert right to) revendiquer [money, property]
3) (apply for) faire une demande de [benefit]; faire une demande de remboursement de [expenses]
4) (cause)

the accident claimed 50 lives — l'accident a fait 50 victimes or morts

3.
intransitive verb
1) Law

to claim for damages — faire une demande pour dommages et intérêts

2) (apply for benefit) faire une demande d'allocation
Phrasal Verbs:

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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