claim

affirmation, allégation

Déclaration selon laquelle quelque chose est vrai, surtout si cela n’a pas encore été prouvé.

En anglais simple : A statement that something is true, especially when it has not yet been proved.

• There is no evidence for that claim.
• She denied his claims about the accident.
• Can you prove your claim that the treatment works?

Comment l'utiliser : a claim that… (We investigated his claim that the water was unsafe.); a claim about something (She questioned the claims about the product.)

Synonymes : assertion, statement, allegation

Expressions courantes : make a claim, false claim, claim that something

droit

Droit de posséder ou de recevoir quelque chose, ou raison de penser qu’on a ce droit.

En anglais simple : A right, or a reason for believing you have a right, to own or receive something.

• He has a claim to the property.
• Several relatives have competing claims on the estate.
• Her claim to the throne was stronger than his.

Comment l'utiliser : a claim to something (Both families have a claim to the land.); a claim on something (She has a legal claim on the estate.)

Synonymes : right, entitlement

Expressions courantes : claim to something, legal claim, strong claim

revendication

Demande visant à faire reconnaître que quelque chose vous appartient.

En anglais simple : A demand that something be recognised as belonging to you.

• She made a claim to the painting.
• The court rejected both ownership claims.
• Their claim to the island remains disputed.

Comment l'utiliser : a claim to something (The museum rejected his claim to the painting.)

Synonymes : demand

Expressions courantes : claim of ownership, ownership claim, claim to something

concession, bien revendiqué

Bien, souvent un terrain ou une concession minière, qu’une personne dit posséder ou sur lequel elle affirme avoir des droits.

En anglais simple : Something, often land, that a person says belongs to them or that they have a right to.

• The miners worked their claim all summer.
• His claim lay beside the river.
• They sold their gold claim to a larger company.

Synonymes : claimed property

Expressions courantes : mining claim, work a claim, valuable claim

revendication territoriale

Demande pour devenir propriétaire d’un terrain qui n’appartenait auparavant à personne.

En anglais simple : A demand to own land that has not previously belonged to anyone.

• The miners staked a claim near the river.
• He registered his land claim at the office.
• Several prospectors made claims to the same unowned valley.

Comment l'utiliser : stake a claim to something (The settlers staked a claim to the empty land.)

Synonymes : land demand

Expressions courantes : stake a claim, land claim, mining claim

affirmer, prétendre

Dire que quelque chose est vrai, souvent sans en apporter la preuve.

En anglais simple : To say that something is true, often without showing any proof.

• He claims he is innocent.
• The company claimed that its product saved energy.
• Do you claim to have seen the accident?

Comment l'utiliser : claim that… (She claims that she saw a wolf.); claim to do something (He claims to know the answer.)

Synonymes : assert, maintain, allege

Contraires : deny

Expressions courantes : claim that something, claim to know, claim innocence

réclamer, revendiquer

Demander ou prendre quelque chose parce qu’on estime y avoir droit.

En anglais simple : To ask for or take something because you believe you have a right to it.

• You can claim your money back.
• Nobody claimed the bag left on the train.
• He claimed compensation for the damage.

Comment l'utiliser : claim something from someone/something (You can claim the cost from your insurer.); claim something back (She claimed her travel expenses back.)

Synonymes : demand, request

Expressions courantes : claim benefits, claim compensation, claim something back

tuer, emporter

Causer la mort de quelqu’un, en parlant d’une maladie ou d’une catastrophe.

En anglais simple : If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fire claimed three lives.
• The disease has claimed many victims.
• Another crash claimed a life on that road.

Synonymes : kill

Expressions courantes : claim a life, claim lives, claim more victims