accept

accept
accept [{{t}}ək'sept]
transitive verb
(a) (take when offered → apology, gift, invitation) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) accepter, écouter;
he proposed and she accepted (him) il la demanda en mariage et elle accepta;
please accept my apologies je vous prie de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses;
the machine only accepts coins la machine n'accepte que les pièces
(b) (believe as right, true) accepter, admettre;
I can't accept what he says je ne peux accepter ou admettre ce qu'il dit;
I refuse to accept that he's guilty je me refuse à le croire coupable, je refuse de croire qu'il soit coupable;
it is generally accepted that... il est généralement reconnu que...;
while we accept that this may be more expensive… tout en admettant que ceci puisse être plus cher…
(c) (face up to → danger) faire face à, affronter; (→ challenge) accepter, relever; (→ one's fate) se résigner à;
she hasn't really accepted his death elle n'a pas vraiment accepté sa mort;
you have to accept the inevitable il vous faut accepter l'inévitable;
we have to accept the fact that war is imminent nous devons accepter le fait que la guerre est imminente;
they refused to accept the appalling working conditions ils ont refusé de travailler dans des conditions aussi épouvantables
(d) (take on → blame, responsibility) accepter, prendre; (→ job, task) se charger de, accepter;
to accept responsibility for sth prendre ou accepter la responsabilité de qch;
to accept no responsibility décliner toute responsabilité
(e) (admit → to job, school) accepter, prendre; (→ to club, university) accepter, admettre;
they accepted her into the club ils l'ont admise au club;
she's been accepted {{}}British{{}} at or {{}}American{{}} to Harvard elle a été admise à Harvard
(f) {{}}Commerce{{}} (goods) prendre livraison de; {{}}Finance{{}} (bill of exchange) accepter

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