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toward(s) towards

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

toward(s) preposition

NOTE:
When towards is used to talk about direction or position, it is generally translated by vers: she ran toward(s) him = elle a couru vers lui.When toward(s) is used to mean in relation to, it is translated by envers: his attitude toward(s) his parents = son attitude envers ses parents. For further examples, see the entry below.

vers;
~ the east vers l'est;
he was standing with his back ~ me il me tournait le dos;
~ evening vers le soir;
~ the end of vers la fin de (month, life);

envers;
to be friendly/hostile ~ sb se montrer cordial/hostile envers qn;

(as contribution) the money will go ~ a new car l'argent servira à payer une nouvelle voiture.

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'towards' found in these entries:

English:

advance - anger - attitude - behave - behaviour - cold - conduct - considerate - contribute - contribution - direct - disrespectful - drive - edge - enmity - face - forward - gesture - gratitude - head - hostility - incline - inconsiderate - indulgence - indulgent - intolerance - intolerant - loyalty - malice - maternal - merciful - merciless - obligation - offshore - orient - possessive - put - run - sentiment - slope - soften - stretch - swing - sympathetic - thrust - to - toward(s) - turn - ungrateful - waft

French:

aiguiller - ticket

Principal Translations
towards	(direction)	adv	vers
towards		prep	envers (à l'égard de)

Additional Translations:
towards	(toward)	adj	en direction de (dans la direction)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
act towards			agir avec
be favourably disposed towards sb		v	être dans de bonnes dispositions à l'égard de qqn
incline sb towards		v	disposer qn à (inciter)
lean towards		v	se pencher sur, vers
make advances towards		v	entreprendre ⇒ (séduire)
sail towards (nautical)		vi	cingler ⇒ (nautique)
tend towards		v	tendre vers
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