cautionner

kosjɔne
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Translation of cautionner into English

Verb

tr.
1.

soutien moral

soutenir ou approuver publiquement une action ou une idée
endorse support back give one's backing
  • Le maire refuse de cautionner cette décision controversée.The mayor refuses to endorse this controversial decision.
2.

garantie financière

garantir financièrement les dettes ou engagements d'une autre personne
co-sign guarantee act as guarantor for back financially
  • Mon père a cautionné mon prêt étudiant à la banque.My father co-signed my student loan at the bank.
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Synonyms and analogies of cautionner in French

Examples of cautionner in a sentence

  • Son parti a choisi de cautionner la réforme.
  • Sa sœur a accepté de cautionner son nouveau bail.
  • La banque exige qu’un proche cautionne ce crédit.

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

Verb
supportv.

On incrimine sans vergogne ceux qui ont accepté de cautionner leurs enfants.

One shamelessly incriminates those who have agreed to support their children.

condonev.

Le professeur a été critiqué pour avoir semblé cautionner le plagiat par son absence de réaction.

The teacher was criticized for appearing to condone plagiarism by failing to react.

endorsev.

Notre politique ne devrait jamais cautionner l'occultation de dilemmes éthiques.

Our policy should never endorse sweeping under the rug any ethical dilemmas.

guaranteev.

Son grand-père a accepté de cautionner l'achat de sa première voiture.

His grandfather agreed to guarantee the purchase of his first car.

sanctionv.

Il n'est dont pas question pour nous de cautionner ce texte.

It is therefore out of the question for us to sanction this text.

backv.

Je refuse de cautionner un projet qui nuit clairement à l'environnement et aux habitants.

I refuse to back a project that so obviously harms the environment and local residents.

countenancev.

Il a refusé de cautionner tout comportement qui nuirait au moral de l'équipe.

He refused to countenance behavior that undermines team morale.

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Other translations for cautionner:

  • cautionv.
  • bail outv.
  • connive atv.
  • bondv.
  • bailv.
  • answer forv.
  • co-signv.
  • give supportv.
  • stand suretyv.

cautionner: Examples and translations in context

Ils ont démissionné en protestation de principe, refusant de cautionner ces pratiques douteuses.

They resigned on principle, refusing to lend their support to such dubious practices.

De devoir cautionner ce sinistre scénario où nous n'existons plus.

Having to bring support to this sordid scenario where we no longer exist.

Voter contre ce projet, c'est refuser de cautionner une telle manipulation.

By voting against this project we are refusing to support such manipulative behaviour.

Pour toutes ces raisons la délégation indienne ne peut cautionner la proposition.

For all those reasons his delegation could not support the proposal.

Soutenir un criminel, c'est cautionner le crime.

To support a criminal is to condone crime.

Le tyran s'est finalement retrouvé isolé lorsque les autres ont refusé de cautionner son comportement.

The hector was eventually isolated as others refused to support his behavior.

Voter contre ce projet, c'est refuser de cautionner une telle manipulation.

By voting against this project we are refusing to support such manipulative behaviour.

En riant à cette blague, vous risquez de cautionner un comportement sexiste.

By laughing at the joke, you risk condoning sexist behavior.

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