secours

Definitions of secours
  1. noun
    a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
    synonyms: aide, appui, soutien
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    opération
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  2. noun
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    synonyms: aide, appui, soutien, support, étai
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    aiding the cause or policy or interests of
    synonyms: aide, appui, soutien, support
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    adhésion
    faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
    plaidoyer
    active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
    adhésion, approbation
    the act of endorsing
    acceptation, approbation
    the formal act of approving
    soulagement
    the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
    adoption
    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
    parrainage, patronage
    the act of providing approval and support
    abri, auspice, protection
    kindly endorsement and guidance
    appréciation
    a favorable judgment
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    aide, assistance, coup de main, soutien
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  4. noun
    something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
    synonyms: aide, appui, confirmation, corroboration, soutien, support
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    pilier, planche de salut
    a central cohesive source of support and stability
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    influence
    a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
  5. noun
    money to support a worthy person or cause
    synonyms: aide, aide financière, appui, soutien
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    allocation d'Aide publique, assistance sociale
    governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
    allocation, participation, soutien, subside
    any monetary aid
    assurance sociale
    government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
    aide sociale, assistance
    aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
    allocation, allocation de chômage, minimum garanti
    money received from the state
    participation, subside, subvention
    a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
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    cadeau, dispositions, génie, talent
    something acquired without compensation
  6. noun
    the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
    synonyms: aide, appui, soutien, support
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    entretien, maintien
    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  7. noun
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    synonyms: délivrance, libération
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    rédemption, salut
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    sauvetage
    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
    absolution, commutation, grâce, pardon, sursis
    the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
    conversion
    a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
    expiation, pénitence, repentir
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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    recouvrement, récupération
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
  8. noun
    assistance in time of difficulty
    synonyms: aide
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    consolation, réconfort
    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    grâce, miséricorde
    alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
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    aide, assistance, coup de main, soutien
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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