commit

English → French

commit

English → French
/kəˈmɪt/
1 transitive verb
[+ crime] commettre, (= consign) confier (to doing à faire)
  • to commit suicide se suicider
  • to commit someone (to prison) faire incarcérer quelqu’un
  • to commit someone for trial mettre quelqu’un en accusation
2 more examples
  • to commit oneself s’engager
  • to be committed to a policy s’être engagé à poursuivre une politique
2 intransitive verb
  • to commit to something/someone s’engager à quelque chose/envers quelqu’un
Inflected forms (3)commits, committed, committing

Other matches (14)

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  • tombeauexamplemettre quelqu'un au tombeau → to commit someone to the grave
  • remettreexampleremettre son âme à Dieu → to commit one's soul to God

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