damage

damage
damage
A n ¢
1 (physical) (to building, machine, goods, environment) dégâts mpl (to causés à ; from causés par) ; to do ou cause damage causer des dégâts ; not much damage was done to the car la voiture n'a pas été très endommagée ; damage of £300 was done to the car la voiture a subi pour 300 livres sterling de dégâts ; storm damage dégâts dûs aux intempéries ; water/frost damage dégâts des eaux/du gel ; criminal damage Jur (actes de) vandalisme ; damage to property Jur dégâts matériels ; damage or loss Insur dégâts et pertes ;
2 (medical) lésions fpl ; to cause damage to abîmer [health, part of body] ; (irreversible) brain damage lésions fpl cérébrales (irréversibles) ; psychological damage traumatisme m psychologique ;
3 fig to do damage to porter atteinte à [cause, relationship, reputation, self-confidence, trade] ; political damage dommage m politique ; (a lot of) damage was done to sth qch a été (sérieusement) atteint ; it's too late, the damage is done trop tard, le mal est fait.
B damages npl Jur dommages-interêts mpl, dommages mpl et intérêts mpl ; to claim for damages réclamer des dommages-intérêts (against sb à qn) ; a claim for damages une demande de dommages-intérêts ; he paid £700 (in) damages il a payé 700 livres sterling de dommages-intérêts ; damages for loss of earnings dommages-intérêts pour manque à gagner ; agreed damages dommages-intérêts fixés ; to be liable for damages être civilement responsable.
C vtr
1 (physically) endommager [building, machine, furniture] ; abîmer [health, part of body] ; nuire à [environment, crop] ;
2 fig porter atteinte à [reputation, career, relationship, confidence, organization, negotiations] ; damaged child Psych enfant traumatisé.
Idiom
what's the damage ○ ? à combien se monte la douloureuse ○ ?

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