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PERMETTRE QUELUN AVOIR PRISE SA PROPRE VIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Social Services and Social Work
- Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- empower
1, record 1, English, empower
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To enable; to give faculties to. 2, record 1, English, - empower
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[We need advocates] to empower women, children and elderly to know rights and to be able to act. ... [We need to encourage reporting] of family violence by making it socially acceptable to intervene; give people the tools to do this effectively; empower neighbours. 3, record 1, English, - empower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aider quelqu'un à se prendre en charge
1, record 1, French, aider%20quelqu%27un%20%C3%A0%20se%20prendre%20en%20charge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- permettre à quelqu'un de se prendre en charge 1, record 1, French, permettre%20%C3%A0%20quelqu%27un%20de%20se%20prendre%20en%20charge
correct
- permettre à quelqu'un d'avoir prise sur sa propre vie 1, record 1, French, permettre%20%C3%A0%20quelqu%27un%20d%27avoir%20prise%20sur%20sa%20propre%20vie
correct
- donner des moyens d'agir à 1, record 1, French, donner%20des%20moyens%20d%27agir%20%C3%A0
correct
- doter des moyens nécessaires 1, record 1, French, doter%20des%20moyens%20n%C3%A9cessaires
correct
- permettre à quelqu'un de s'assumer 2, record 1, French, permettre%20%C3%A0%20quelqu%27un%20de%20s%27assumer
correct
- rendre autonome 3, record 1, French, rendre%20autonome
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Empower» est souvent traduit par «habiliter»; ce terme ne convient qu'exceptionnellement dans le contexte de la violence familiale car il ne s'agit pas ici d'autoriser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose, mais plutôt de lui faire prendre conscience de ses propres forces et de la légitimité d'agir. 4, record 1, French, - aider%20quelqu%27un%20%C3%A0%20se%20prendre%20en%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
- Economía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- emancipar
1, record 1, Spanish, emancipar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- empoderar 2, record 1, Spanish, empoderar
correct
- ayudar a alguien a descubrir su potencial 3, record 1, Spanish, ayudar%20a%20alguien%20a%20descubrir%20su%20potencial
correct, verb
- ayudar a alguien a realizar su potencial 3, record 1, Spanish, ayudar%20a%20alguien%20a%20realizar%20su%20potencial
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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