approach

approach
approach
A n
1 (route of access) (to town, island) voie f d'accès ; Mil approche f ; all the approachs to the city have been sealed off toutes les voies d'accès de la ville ont été bouclées ; the approach to the house le chemin or l'allée qui mène à la maison ;
2 (advance) (of person) approche f, arrivée f ; (of season, old age) approche f ;
3 (way of dealing) approche f ; an approach to doing une façon de faire ; an original approach to the problem une façon originale d'aborder le problème ; a new approach to child psychology une nouvelle façon d'aborder la psychologie de l'enfant, une nouvelle approche de la psychologie de l'enfant ; we need to try a different approach nous devons essayer une méthode différente ; I don't care for their approach je n'aime pas leur façon de s'y prendre ; she is very Freudian in her approach elle a une optique très freudienne ;
4 (overture) démarche f ; (proposal to buy etc) proposition f ; to make approaches to sb gen, Comm faire des démarches auprès de qn ;
5 (approximation) this was the nearest approach to a solution/a cease-fire c'était ce qui ressemblait le plus à une solution/un cessez-le-feu ;
6 Aviat = approach path.
B vtr
1 (draw near to) s'approcher de [person, place] ; (verge on) approcher de ; it was approaching dawn l'aube approchait ; it was approaching midnight il était presque minuit ; he is approaching sixty il approche (de) la soixantaine ; a woman approaching middle age/retirement une femme approchant de la cinquantaine/de la retraite ; gales approaching speeds of 200 km per hour des vents qui atteignaient presque les 200 km à l'heure ; he looked at her with something approaching admiration il la regardait presque avec admiration ; a profit of something approaching five million dollars un bénéfice de près de cinq millions de dollars ;
2 (deal with) aborder [problem, topic, subject] ;
3 (make overtures to) s'adresser à [person] ; (more formally) faire des démarches auprès de [person, company] ; (with offer of job, remuneration) solliciter (about au sujet de) ; she was approached by a man in the street elle a été abordée par un homme dans la rue ; the company has been approached by several buyers la compagnie a été contactée par plusieurs acheteurs, plusieurs acheteurs ont fait des démarches auprès de la compagnie ; he has been approached by several publishers il a reçu des propositions de plusieurs maisons d'édition.
C vi [person, animal, car] (s')approcher ; [event, season, date] approcher ; the time is fast approaching when… le moment est imminent où…

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