perpetuate

perpétuer, entretenir

Faire durer une croyance, un problème ou un comportement en le répétant ou en le soutenant.

En anglais simple : To make a belief, problem, or behaviour continue by repeating or supporting it.

• Such jokes perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
• The policy perpetuated inequality between rich and poor.
• Repeating that claim only perpetuates the myth.

Synonymes : reinforce, sustain, maintain

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : perpetuate a myth, perpetuate a stereotype, perpetuate a cycle

perpétuer

Faire en sorte que quelque chose continue à exister très longtemps.

En anglais simple : To make something continue to exist for a very long time.

• The festival helps perpetuate local traditions.
• They built a monument to perpetuate her memory.
• These stories perpetuate the family’s history across generations.

Synonymes : preserve, maintain, continue

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : perpetuate a tradition, perpetuate someone’s memory, perpetuate a custom

conserver un témoignage

Enregistrer officiellement les paroles d’un témoin pour pouvoir les utiliser dans un procès ultérieur.

En anglais simple : To officially record what a witness says so it can be used in a later court case.

• The lawyer applied to perpetuate testimony.
• They perpetuated the witness’s testimony before she left the country.
• The court allowed them to perpetuate evidence from the elderly witness.

Synonymes : preserve, record

Expressions courantes : perpetuate testimony, perpetuate someone’s testimony

perpétuel

Qui dure toujours ou pendant une période dont on ne connaît pas la fin.

En anglais simple : Continuing for ever or for a time with no known end.

• The poet dreamed of perpetuate fame.
• They hoped to leave a perpetuate memory.
• His ambition was glory, lasting and perpetuate.

Synonymes : perpetual, everlasting

Contraires : temporary

Expressions courantes : perpetuate fame, perpetuate memory