sequester

sɪˈkwɛstər
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Translation of sequester from English into French

Verb

tr.
1.

isolation

isolate or hide away
  • The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached.Le jury a été isolé jusqu'à ce qu'un verdict soit rendu.
2.

legal

TECH.
take legal possession of assets until a debt is paid
TECH.
  • The court sequestered his assets during the proceedings.Le tribunal a saisi ses biens pendant la procédure.
3.

chemistry

TECH.
form a stable compound with an ion
TECH.
  • The agent sequesters calcium ions in the solution.L'agent séquestre les ions calcium dans la solution.
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Synonyms and analogies of sequester in English

Examples of sequester in a sentence

  • Funds were sequestered for emergency use.
  • The government sequestered the company's funds due to unpaid taxes.
  • His properties were sequestered by the authorities after the fraud was discovered.
  • The compound can sequester harmful ions effectively.
  • Scientists sequester metals to prevent contamination.

Translations of "sequester" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
séquestrerv.

You can't sequester a domestic animal without due cause.

Vous ne pouvez séquestrer un animal domestique sans raison.

isolerv.

We need to sequester the jury.

Nous avons besoin d'isoler le jury.

enfermerv.

Through the process of THC, the ocean has also been able to absorb and sequester a large amount of the CO2 that humans have emitted over the last two centuries.

Grâce à la circulation thermohaline, l'océan a été en mesure d'absorber et d'enfermer une grande partie du CO2 émis par les humains au cours des deux derniers siècles.

mettre sous séquestrev.

JB VIANDE is already authorized by the Customer who accepts to draw up an inventory and/or sequester all unpaid products in his possession.

JB VIANDE est d'ores et déjà autorisé par le Client qui accepte, à faire dresser un inventaire et/ou mettre sous séquestre les produits impayés détenus par lui.

confisquerv.

For example, State A may not be able to sequester the assets of State B on its territory (in response to the seizure of its assets by State B) if State B has no assets there.

Par exemple, L'État A peut ne pas être en mesure de confisquer les avoirs de l'État B sur son propre territoire (en réponse à la saisie de ses avoirs par l'État B), si l'État B n'y dispose d'aucun avoir.

Noun
séquestrationnf.

after the sequester, fine, but taking on a desk job full-time?

après la séquestration, bien, mais prendre un travail à temps plein ?

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sequester: Examples and translations in context

Workers and their representatives might occupy the plant and sequester executives.

Les ouvriers et leurs représentants occupent l'usine et séquestrent des cadres dirigeants.

The block is essentially free of other polymers that sequester ions.

Le bloc est essentiellement exempt d'autres polymères qui séquestrent les ions.

Woody species tend to sequester more than herbaceous perennials.

Les espèces ligneuses ont tendance à séquestrer plus que les plantes vivaces herbacées.

Our plants use the carbon and sequester it in the soil.

Nos plantes utilisent le carbone et le séquestrent dans le sol.

We could sequester more carbon in our forests.

Nous pourrions séquestrer davantage de carbone dans nos forêts.

It is very much focused on forest management activities that sequester more carbon.

Le programme est très axé sur les activités de gestion forestière qui séquestrent plus de carbone.

The third S is "sequester".

Le troisième élément est la séquestration.

Thankfully, experts working to sequester atmospheric carbon

Par chance, les experts en séquestration du carbone atmosphérique

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