conclude

conclure, déduire

Décider que quelque chose est vrai après réflexion ou examen des preuves.

En anglais simple : To decide that something is true after thinking about it or looking at evidence.

• I conclude that you are right.
• The researchers concluded that the treatment was effective.
• What can we conclude from these results?

Comment l'utiliser : conclude that… (We concluded that the roof needed repairs.); conclude from something that… (She concluded from his smile that he was pleased.)

Synonymes : decide, infer, deduce

Expressions courantes : conclude that something, conclude from something, reasonably conclude

se terminer, finir

Pour une activité ou un événement, arriver à sa fin.

En anglais simple : If an event or activity does this, it reaches its end.

• The meeting concluded at five.
• Her speech concluded with a question.
• The festival will conclude on Sunday.

Comment l'utiliser : conclude with something (The concert concluded with a familiar song.)

Synonymes : end, finish, close

Contraires : begin, start

Expressions courantes : conclude with something, conclude at noon, conclude on time

terminer, conclure

Terminer une activité ou la mener à son terme.

En anglais simple : If you do this to an activity, you finish it.

• The chair concluded the meeting.
• She concluded her report with three recommendations.
• They hope to conclude negotiations this week.

Comment l'utiliser : conclude something with something (She concluded her presentation with a joke.); conclude by doing something (He concluded by thanking the audience.)

Synonymes : end, finish, close

Contraires : begin, start

Expressions courantes : conclude a meeting, conclude a speech, conclude by saying

empêcher, exclure

Empêcher légalement quelqu’un de nier quelque chose ou de faire valoir une demande.

En anglais simple : To legally prevent someone from denying something or making a claim.

• His admission concluded him from denying the debt.
• The court held that her plea concluded her.
• The judgment concluded the parties from raising that claim again.

Comment l'utiliser : be concluded by something (The defendant was concluded by his earlier admission.)

Synonymes : bar, estop

Expressions courantes : conclude a defendant, conclude someone legally