witness

witness
witness [{{t}}'wɪtnɪs]
1 noun
(a) (onlooker) témoin m;
the police are asking for witnesses of or to the accident la police recherche des témoins de l'accident
(b) {{}}Law{{}} (in court, to signature, will, document) témoin m;
to call sb as (a) witness citer qn comme témoin;
witness for the prosecution/defence témoin à charge/à décharge;
two people must be witnesses to my signature/will deux personnes doivent signer comme témoins de ma signature/de mon testament;
will you act as a witness at our wedding? est-ce que vous voulez bien être témoin à notre mariage?
(c) (testimony)
in witness of sth en témoignage de qch;
to be or to bear witness to sth témoigner de qch;
to give witness on behalf of sb témoigner en faveur de qn;
{{}}literary{{}} his vast bulk was witness to his gluttony son énorme corpulence témoignait de sa gourmandise
(d) {{}}Religion{{}} témoignage m;
to bear false witness porter un faux témoignage
2 transitive verb
(a) (see) être témoin de, témoigner de;
did she witness the accident? a-t-elle été témoin de l'accident?;
millions witnessed the first moon landing des millions de gens ont vu le premier atterrissage sur la lune;
I witnessed the whole thing j'ai assisté à tout ce qui s'est passé;
this house has witnessed many deaths cette maison a vu de nombreux décès;
we are witnessing a historic event nous assistons à un événement historique;
he had witnessed the entire scene from his window il avait vu ou il avait assisté à toute la scène depuis sa fenêtre;
never in my entire life have I witnessed such stupidity je n'ai jamais, de ma vie entière, vu une telle stupidité
(b) (signature) être témoin de; (will, document) signer comme témoin
(c) (experience → change) voir, connaître;
the 19th century witnessed many revolutions le XIXème siècle a connu beaucoup de révolutions
3 intransitive verb
(gen) & {{}}Law{{}} témoigner, être témoin;
to witness to sth témoigner de qch;
to witness against sb témoigner contre qn;
she witnessed to finding the body elle a témoigné avoir découvert le cadavre
►► {{}}British{{}} witness box barre f des témoins;
in the witness box à la barre;
witness protection programme service m de protection pour témoins en danger;
{{}}American{{}} witness stand barre f des témoins;
to take the witness stand venir à la barre

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