concern

concern: concern [{{t}}kən'sɜ:n]

inquiétude ⇒ 1(a) souci ⇒ 1(a), 1(b) affaire ⇒ 1(c), 1(d) intérêt ⇒ 1(e) inquiéter ⇒ 2(a) concerner ⇒ 2(b) intéresser ⇒ 2(c) traiter ⇒ 2(d)

1 noun

(a) (worry) inquiétude f, souci m;

∎ his condition is giving cause for concern son état est inquiétant;

∎ there's no cause for concern il n'y a pas de raison de s'inquiéter;

∎ to express concern about sth exprimer de l'inquiétude au sujet de qch;

∎ there is growing concern for her safety on est de plus en plus inquiet à son sujet ou sur son sort;

∎ there is growing concern that… on craint de plus en plus que… + subjunctive;

∎ she showed great concern for their welfare elle s'est montrée très soucieuse de leur bien-être;

∎ a look of concern un regard inquiet;

∎ this is a matter of great concern c'est un sujet très inquiétant

(b) (source of worry) souci m, préoccupation f;

∎ my main concern is the price ce qui m'inquiète surtout, c'est le prix

(c) (affair, business) affaire f;

∎ what concern is it of yours? en quoi est-ce que cela vous regarde?;

∎ it's none of my concern cela ne me regarde pas, ce n'est pas mon affaire

(d) {{}}Commerce{{}} (firm)

∎ a (business) concern une affaire, une firme

(e) (share) intérêt m;

∎ we have a concern in the restaurant nous avons des intérêts dans le restaurant

(f) {{}}familiar{{}} (object) truc m, machin m

2 transitive verb

(a) (worry) inquiéter;

∎ your health concerns me je m'inquiète ou je suis inquiet pour votre santé;

∎ they're concerned about her ils s'inquiètent ou se font du souci à son sujet;

∎ we were concerned to learn that… nous avons appris avec inquiétude que…;

∎ I'm only concerned with the facts je ne m'intéresse qu'aux faits

(b) (involve) concerner;

∎ where or as far as the budget is concerned en ce qui concerne le budget;

∎ as far as this matter is concerned en ce qui concerne cette question;

∎ to concern oneself in or with sth s'occuper de ou s'intéresser à qch;

∎ there is no need for you to concern yourself with my affairs vous n'avez pas à vous occuper de mes affaires;

∎ this doesn't concern you cela ne vous regarde pas;

∎ it concerns your mother c'est au sujet de votre mère;

∎ as far as I'm concerned en ce qui me concerne, quant à moi;

∎ where you are concerned en ce qui vous concerne;

∎ to whom it may concern à qui de droit

(c) (be important to) intéresser, importer;

∎ the outcome concerns us all les résultats nous importent à tous

(d) (of book, report) traiter de

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