DEPENDENCE

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Traducere în limba română

dependence substantiv

1. (on, upon) dependenţă; atârnare (de); subordonare, supunere (faţă de);

to bring under dependence of a supune (cu dat.), a face să depindă de;

to live in dependence of smb. a trăi pe socoteala / pe cheltuiala cuiva.

2. asociaţie, asociere, legătură;

dependence of ideas asociaţie de idei.

3. încredere, credinţă;

to place dependence in / on smb. a-şi pune încrederea în cineva;

we put no dependence on him nu avem nici o încredere în el;

there was no dependence (to be placed) on her nu te puteai încrede în ea.

4. (rar) sprijin, reazem, proptea;

he was her sole dependence el era singurul ei sprijin.

5. (jur.) aşteptare a rezolvării (unui proces etc.).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

And such was Fanny's dependence on his words, that for five minutes she thought they had done.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Her only dependence for information of any kind was on Isabella.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

You are the worst judge in the world, Mr. Knightley, of the difficulties of dependence.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

But Elinor had no such dependence; for since Edward would still be unable to marry Miss Morton, and his chusing herself had been spoken of in Mrs. Ferrars's flattering language as only a lesser evil than his chusing Lucy Steele, she feared that Robert's offence would serve no other purpose than to enrich Fanny.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Also called alcohol dependence.

(Alcoholism, NCI Dictionary)

She tried to be calm, and leave things to take their course, and tried to dwell much on this argument of rational dependence:—"Surely, if there be constant attachment on each side, our hearts must understand each other ere long.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

Fanny could not say she did not; and as they all persevered, as Edmund repeated his wish, and with a look of even fond dependence on her good-nature, she must yield.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I have a great regard for you and Emma; but when it comes to the question of dependence or independence!

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Not a soul of all my relations know of it but Anne, and I never should have mentioned it to you, if I had not felt the greatest dependence in the world upon your secrecy; and I really thought my behaviour in asking so many questions about Mrs. Ferrars must seem so odd, that it ought to be explained.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

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