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Subject: Re: to provide / to supply
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:25:25 +0100
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Le 09/04/2023 à 19:07, Christian Weisgerber a écrit :
> On 2023-04-09, Hibou wrote:
>>
>> Je ne trouve aucun bon critère, même après quelques recherches. 'To
>> provide' et 'to supply' sont souvent interchangeables, mais pas toujours
>> (she provided for her family).
> 
> "We agree with your proposal, _provided_ certain conditions are met."

Oui, mais nous parlions du verbe.

> Je vois que Merriam-Webster a des entrées bien distinctes pour
> 
>    provide for (phrasal verb)
>    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provide%20for
> 
> et, évidemment,
> 
>    provided (conjunction)
>    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provided

C'est possible. Je ne regarde jamais les dicos coloniaux, moi.