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eyewitness

/ˈaɪˌwɪtnəs/

Translations

eyewitnessnoun

eyewitnesses

/ˈaɪˌwɪtnəs/

témoin oculaire

The police interviewed the eyewitness to get a clearer picture of the accident.

La police a interrogé le témoin oculaire pour mieux comprendre l'accident.

Synonyms

eyewitnessadjective

/ˈaɪˌwɪtnəs/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., “eyewitness testimony”. Generally not gradable.

oculaireSurtout dans les expressions comme « témoignage oculaire » ou « récit oculaire ».

Eyewitness accounts were crucial to the investigation.

Les témoignages oculaires ont été cruciaux pour l'enquête.

Synonyms

eyewitnessverb

eyewitnessed

Past Simple

eyewitnessed

Past Participle

eyewitnessing

Gerund

/ˈaɪˌwɪtnəs/

Additional translations

assister àVerbe rare, employé surtout dans le sens de « voir un événement se produire de ses propres yeux ».

Synonyms

Definitions

eyewitnessnoun

A person who has personally seen something happen and can give a first-hand description of it.

The police interviewed the eyewitness to get a clearer picture of the accident.

eyewitnessadjective

Relating to, based on, or obtained from an eyewitness or firsthand observation.

Eyewitness accounts were crucial to the investigation.

eyewitnessverb

To see or observe an event or incident as it happens, especially a crime or accident.

She eyewitnessed the robbery from her apartment window.