redress

réparer, remédier à

Agir pour corriger une injustice ou réparer un dommage déjà subi.

En anglais simple : To take action to put right something unfair or harmful that has happened.

• The law aims to redress injustice.
• The company paid compensation to redress the harm it caused.
• How can we redress these longstanding grievances?

Synonymes : remedy, right, rectify

Expressions courantes : redress a wrong, redress an injustice, redress grievances

corriger, rétablir

Remettre quelque chose dans un état correct, juste ou bien organisé.

En anglais simple : To put something back into a correct, fair, or properly arranged state.

• We need to redress the balance.
• The changes redressed an imbalance between the regions.
• Additional funding could redress the uneven distribution of resources.

Synonymes : correct, rectify, restore

Expressions courantes : redress the balance, redress an imbalance, redress something

rhabiller, refaire le pansement de

Remettre des vêtements à quelqu’un ou renouveler le pansement d’une blessure.

En anglais simple : To put clothes on someone again, or put a fresh covering on a wound.

• She redressed the baby after his bath.
• The nurse cleaned and redressed the wound.
• He undressed and redressed quickly in warmer clothes.

Synonymes : dress again

Contraires : undress

Expressions courantes : redress the baby, redress a wound, redress someone

indemniser, dédommager

Aider ou dédommager une personne qui a subi un préjudice ou un traitement injuste.

En anglais simple : To help or compensate a person who has suffered unfair treatment or harm.

• The king promised to redress the oppressed.
• The petition asked the council to redress those unjustly imprisoned.
• They sought funds to redress the injured families.

Synonymes : compensate, relieve

Expressions courantes : redress the injured, redress the oppressed, redress someone

réparation, indemnisation

Mesure ou paiement visant à réparer un dommage ou un traitement injuste.

En anglais simple : Action or payment that helps put right harm or unfair treatment.

• The victims are seeking redress.
• The bank offered financial redress to affected customers.
• We received no redress for the losses we suffered.

Comment l'utiliser : redress for something (They sought redress for the damage to their property.)

Synonymes : compensation, reparation, remedy

Expressions courantes : seek redress, financial redress, redress for something

recours, voie de recours

Possibilité ou droit légal d’obtenir réparation d’un tort.

En anglais simple : The chance or legal right to have a wrong put right.

• They had no legal redress.
• The new law gives tenants an avenue of redress.
• Without access to the courts, meaningful redress was impossible.

Comment l'utiliser : redress through something (Consumers can seek redress through the courts.)

Synonymes : recourse, remedy

Expressions courantes : legal redress, access to redress, avenue of redress

rectification, correction

Action de corriger une erreur ou de rétablir un équilibre.

En anglais simple : The act of correcting something that is wrong or out of balance.

• The imbalance requires urgent redress.
• The report recommends redress of these structural faults.
• A fairer distribution of funding would provide some redress.

Comment l'utiliser : redress of something (The proposal calls for redress of the imbalance.)

Synonymes : correction, rectification

Expressions courantes : redress of something, need for redress, redress of imbalance

secours, soulagement

Personne ou chose qui apporte de l’aide ou du soulagement face aux difficultés.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that brings help or relief from trouble.

• They saw the prince as their only redress.
• She hoped to find a redress for her sorrow.
• The villagers welcomed him as a redress of their suffering.

Synonymes : reliever, helper

Expressions courantes : a redress, their only redress