guarantee

guarantee
guarantee
A n
1 Comm (warranty, document) garantie f (against contre) ; to be under guarantee GB être sous garantie ; there is a guarantee on the vehicle le véhicule est sous garantie ; this television comes with ou carries a one-year guarantee cette télévision a une garantie d'un an or est garantie un an ;
2 (assurance) garantie f (against contre) ; to give guarantees to sb donner des garanties à qn ; you have my guarantee! je vous en donne ma parole! ; beauty is not a guarantee of happiness la beauté n'est pas une garantie de bonheur ; there is no guarantee that she will come il n'est pas certain qu'elle viendra ;
3 Jur (of financial liability, sb's debts) garantie f ; to give a guarantee of sb's good behaviour se porter garant de la bonne conduite de qn ;
4 (security) (cash) caution f ; (object) gage m, garantie f ; to give sth as a guarantee [money] donner qch en caution ; [object] donner qch en gage ;
5 (person) = guarantor.
B vtr
1 Comm garantir [product, goods] (against contre) ; it's guaranteed for five years il est garanti cinq ans ; guaranteed waterproof garanti étanche ; to be guaranteed against defective workmanship être garanti contre les vices de fabrication ;
2 (assure) garantir, assurer ; to guarantee to do s'engager à faire ; to guarantee sb's safety garantir la sécurité de qn ; I can guarantee that they will come je peux vous garantir qu'ils viendront ; I can't guarantee that it's true je ne peux pas garantir que ce soit vrai ; you won't regret it, I can guarantee you that! tu ne le regretteras pas, je te le garantis! ; her new novel is a guaranteed bestseller son nouveau roman sera un bestseller à coup sûr ; the plan is guaranteed to succeed le succès du plan est certain ; if we go for a walk, it's guaranteed to rain! si nous allons faire une promenade, c'est sûr qu'il pleuvra! ;
3 Jur to guarantee a loan se porter garant or caution d'un emprunt ; to guarantee sb for a loan servir de garant or de caution à qn pour un emprunt ; to guarantee sb's debts servir de garant or de caution pour les dettes de qn ; to guarantee a cheque garantir un chèque ; to guarantee a bill avaliser une traite ; to guarantee sb's good conduct se porter garant de la bonne conduite de qn.

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