endorse

soutenir, approuver

Déclarer publiquement ou officiellement son soutien à une personne, un projet ou une idée.

En anglais simple : To say publicly or officially that you support a person, plan, or idea.

• The mayor endorsed the plan.
• Several famous athletes endorse this brand.
• Will the committee endorse her application?

Synonymes : support, approve, back

Contraires : oppose, reject

Expressions courantes : endorse a candidate, endorse a proposal, endorse a product

endosser

Signer au dos d’un chèque pour permettre son paiement ou sa transmission à une autre personne.

En anglais simple : To sign the back of a cheque so it can be paid or passed to someone else.

• Please endorse the cheque.
• She endorsed the check before depositing it.
• Have you endorsed the back of this cheque?

Synonymes : sign

Expressions courantes : endorse a cheque, endorse a check

annoter, porter une mention

Ajouter une mention officielle à un document, notamment pour y inscrire une infraction routière.

En anglais simple : To add an official note to a document, especially a record of a driving offence.

• The court endorsed her licence.
• His driving record was endorsed with penalty points.
• The official endorsed the document with a notice of the decision.

Comment l'utiliser : endorse something with something (The court endorsed his licence with six penalty points.)

Synonymes : annotate

Expressions courantes : endorse a licence, endorse a document