share

share

A n

1 (of money, food, profits, blame) part f (of de) ; to have a share in être pour quelque chose dans, contribuer à [success, result] ; to have a share in doing contribuer à faire ; she's had more than her (fair) share of bad luck elle a eu plus que sa part de malchance ; to do one's shareof sth faire sa part de qch ; you're not doing your share tu ne fais pas ta part de travail ; to pay one's (fair) share payer sa part ; to take ou accept one's share of the responsibility accepter sa part de responsabilité ; a share of the market une part du marché ; to have a share in a company avoir une participation dans une société ; to own a half-share posséder la moitié ;

2 Fin action f ; to have shares in an oil company/in oil/in Grunard avoir des actions d'une compagnie pétrolière/dans le pétrole/de Grunard ;

3 Agric soc m (de charrue).

B modif Fin [allocation, capital, certificate, flotation, issue, offer, portfolio, transfer] d'actions ; [price, value] des actions.

C vtr partager [money, food, house, room, prize, responsibility, opinion, taxi, enthusiasm, news] (with avec) ; [two or more people] se partager [task, chore] ; [one person] participer à [task, chore] ; we share a birthday nous avons notre anniversaire le même jour ; we share an interest in animals nous aimons tous les deux les animaux ; they share an interest in history ils s'intéressent tous les deux à l'histoire.

D vi to share in prendre part à [success, happiness, benefits].

Idiom

share and share alike il faut partager ; ⇒ halve.

Phrasal verb

■ share out :

▶ share [sth] out, share out [sth] [people, group] partager [food, profits, presents] ; [person, organization] répartir [food, profits, supplies] (among, between entre) ; we shared the money/the cakes out between us nous nous sommes partagé l'argent/les gâteaux.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.