appliquer
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verb
to apply, to put something on something else
to apply, to employ, to make use of
to apply to, to be applicable to
to map to
to apply one's effort to something, to try hard, to dedicate oneself
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- Planchet lui appliqua la main sur la gorge et serra de toutes ses forces.Planchet applied his hand to his throat and clasped with all his strength.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Un long baiser chaudement appliqué dans la petite main de Mademoiselle de Richecourt, compléta la phrase interrompue.A long kiss warmly applied in the little hand of Mademoiselle de Richecourt, completed the interrupted sentence.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Vers cette époque, sous Jean II de Portugal, l'on appliqua à la navigation l'astrolabe, qui est devenu l'octant par les améliorations du célèbre Auzout.Around that time, under John II of Portugal, the astrolabe was applied to navigation, which became the octant by the improvements of the famous Auzout.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
- En cas de tentative d’évasion, la peine de mort lui sera appliquée.In the event of attempted escape, the death penalty will be applied to him.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
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