bring

bring
bring (prét, pp brought)
A vtr
1 (convey, carry) apporter [present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope] ; have you brought your camera? as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo? ; wait and see what tomorrow brings attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera ; to bring sth with one apporter qch ; to bring sb flowers/a cake apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn ; the case has brought him publicity l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité ; to bring sb wealth/fame rendre qn riche/célèbre ; to bring sth to (contribute) apporter qch à [school, work, area] ; it has brought prosperity to the region cela a rendu la région prospère ; to bring one's talents to sth apporter son talent à qch ; to bring one's experience to sth faire bénéficier qch de son expérience ; that brings the total to 100 cela fait un total de 100 ; to bring a smile to sb's face faire sourire qn ; to bring a blush to sb's cheeks faire rougir qn ; to bring sth to a halt arrêter qch ; to bring the conversation round ou around to amener la conversation à ; to bring sth into faire entrer qch dans [house, room] ; introduire qch dans [conversation, story] ; to bring sth into existence créer qch ; to bring sth upstairs monter qch ; the wind brought the tree down le vent a fait tomber l'arbre ; don't forget to bring it home n'oublie pas de le rapporter ; to bring shame/disgrace on sb attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn ; to bring sth on ou upon oneself attirer qch ; you brought it on yourself tu l'as cherché ; her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public ; his novel brought praise from the critics son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique ;
2 (come with) amener [friend, relative, dog] ; to bring sb with one amener qn (avec soi) ; to bring sb to amener qn à [wedding, party, office] ;
3 (lead, draw) the path brings you to the church le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église ; the Games brought people to the city les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville ; the noise brought them to the window le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre ; I brought him to the ground je l'ai fait tomber ; that brings me to the question of ceci m'amène à la question de ; to bring sb to himself/herself ramener qn à la réalité ; what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui t'amène? ; to bring sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I couldn't bring him to accept je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter ; to bring sb/a dog into the country faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays ; to bring sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce ; to bring sb into contact with sth faire connaître qch à qn ; to bring sb into contact with sb mettre qn en contact avec qn ; to bring sb home (transport home) raccompagner qn, ramener qn ; (to meet family) amener qn à la maison ;
4 TV, Radio the game will be brought to you live from Sydney le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney ; modern technology brings the war into your living room la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous ; we bring you all the latest news on vous donne les dernières nouvelles ; ‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’ ‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’
5 Jur, Admin to bring a case/a dispute before the court porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal ; to bring sb before the court faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal ; to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement.
B v refl to bring oneself to do se décider à faire ; I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire.
Phrasal verbs
bring about :
bring about [sth], bring [sth] about provoquer [change, reform, war, disaster, death] ; amener [settlement, reconciliation] ; entraîner [success, failure, defeat].
bring along :
bring along [sth], bring [sth] along apporter [object] ;
bring along [sb], bring [sb] along amener, venir avec [friend, partner].
bring back :
bring back [sth], bring [sth] back
1 (return with) rapporter [souvenir, gift] (from de) ; to bring sb back sth rapporter qch à qn ;
2 (restore) redonner [colour, shine] ; to bring sb's memory/sight back rendre la mémoire/vue à qn ;
3 (reintroduce) rétablir [currency, custom] ; restaurer [monarchy, democracy] ;
4 (restore memory of) rappeler [night, time, occasion] ; seeing her brought it all back to me tout m'est revenu lorsque je l'ai vue ; to bring back memories ranimer des souvenirs ; to bring back memories of sth ranimer le souvenir de qch.
bring down :
bring down [sth], bring [sth] down
1 (cause collapse of) renverser [government, dictator] ;
2 (reduce) réduire [inflation, unemployment, expenditure] ; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature] ; diminuer [cost of living, swelling] ;
3 (shoot down) abattre [plane, grouse, tiger] ;
4 (cause to hit) to bring [sth] down on sb/sth abattre [qch] sur qn/qch [cane, hammer] ; to bring sb's wrath down on sb littér ou hum attirer la colère de qn sur qn ;
bring [sb] down déprimer [person].
bring forth :
bring forth [sth], bring [sth] forth
1 (provoke) susciter [question, protest, scorn] ;
2 littér (produce) produire [object, fruit, blossom] ; faire jaillir [water] ;
3 littér donner naissance à [child].
bring forward :
bring forward [sth], bring [sth] forward
1 (make sooner) avancer [meeting, wedding, election] (by de) ;
2 (propose) avancer [proposals, plan] ; proposer [bill, amendment, motion] ;
3 Accts reporter [total, balance, deficit] ; balance brought forward : £354.90 report : £354.90 ;
4 (bring in) présenter [witness, person].
bring in :
bring in [sth] rapporter [amount, money, interest] ; introduire [custom] ;
bring in [sth], bring [sth] in
1 (introduce) introduire [legislation, measure, reference, new character] ;
2 Agric rentrer [crop, harvest] ; récolter [wheat, corn, fruit] ;
bring in [sb], bring [sb] in
1 (involve) faire appel à [consultant, expert, reinforcements, police, army] (from de ; as pour être) ; if I could bring in Mrs Cox at this point… j'aimerais faire intervenir Mme Cox sur ce point… ;
2 (to police station) amener [qn] (au poste) [suspect] ; to be brought in for questioning être amené au poste pour être interrogé.
bring into :
bring [sb] into faire participer [qn] à [conversation, organization] ; don't bring my mother into this! laisse ma mère en dehors de ça!
bring off :
bring off [sth], bring [sth] off réussir [feat, performance] ; conclure [deal] ; décrocher [victory]
bring on :
bring on [sth], bring [sth] on
1 (provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine, fit, labour] ; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism, pneumonia] ; what brought that on? (to someone) qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;
2 (encourage) accélérer la pousse de [plant, crop] ;
bring on [sb], bring [sb] on
1 (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] ;
2 (encourage) pousser [player, child].
bring out :
bring out [sth], bring [sth] out
1 sortir [gun, handkerchief etc] ;
2 Comm sortir [edition, volume, new model] ;
3 (highlight) faire ressortir [detail, colour, melody, flavour, meaning, instinct, spirit] ; to bring out the artist/the child in sb faire ressortir l'artiste/l'enfant en qn ;
bring out [sb], bring [sb] out
1 (draw out) faire parler [guest, interviewee] ;
2 (on strike) mettre [qn] en grève [workers] ;
3 to bring sb out in spots donner des boutons à qn.
bring round :
bring [sb] round
1 (revive) faire revenir [qn] à soi ;
2 (convince) convaincre ; to bring sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à partager ses vues.
bring to = bring round.
bring together :
bring together [sth/sb], bring [sth/sb] together
1 (assemble) réunir [family, experts, sides, themes] ;
2 (create bond between) rapprocher [couple, lovers, siblings] ; it brought us closer together cela nous a rapprochés.
bring up :
bring up [sth], bring [sth] up
1 (mention) aborder, parler de [question, subject] ;
2 (vomit) vomir, rendre [food] ;
bring up [sb], bring [sb] up élever ; to bring sb up to do apprendre à [qn] à faire ; to be brought up by sb/in China être élevé par qn/en Chine ; to be brought up as a Catholic recevoir une éducation catholique ; to be brought up on stories of war être nourri de récits de guerre ; it's the way I was brought up c'est comme ça que j'ai été élevé ; well/badly brought up bien/mal élevé.

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