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As well, the state from which a fugitive is requested has a legitimate interest in seeing that it does not become a haven for criminals.
De même, l'État à qui l'on demande l'extradition du fugitif a légitimement intérêt à veiller à ne pas devenir un refuge de criminels.
A politically engaged private sector can improve policymaking, represent legitimate economic interests, and defend democratic rights and institutions.
Un secteur privé politiquement engagé est à même d'améliorer l'élaboration des politiques, de représenter les intérêts économiques légitimes, et de défendre les droits et institutions démocratiques.
In addition and in accordance with the existing situation in the Member States, the Member States may provide access to other parties with a legitimate interest.
En outre, conformément à la situation existant dans les États membres, ceux-ci peuvent prévoir que d'autres parties ayant un intérêt légitime peuvent y avoir accès.
Pierre, the legitimate son, either from secret instinct or from his knowledge of the different manner in which he and the others were regarded by the neighbours, domineered over his brother and sister from an early age.
Soit qu’il fût averti par un instinct secret, soit qu’il eût déjà conscience de la façon différente dont l’accueillaient les gens du dehors, Pierre, l’enfant légitime, domina dès le bas âge son frère et sa sœur.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
These procedures shall be applied in such a manner as to avoid the creation of barriers to legitimate trade and to provide for safeguards against their abuse.
Ces procédures seront appliquées de manière à éviter la création d'obstacles au commerce légitime et à offrir des sauvegardes contre leur usage abusif.
It shall have regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.
Elle doit tenir compte de l'intérêt légitime des entreprises à ce que leurs secrets d'affaires ne soient pas divulgués.
As this poor creature will no doubt be born in later times, in the midst of a society perfect in every sense, his indifference and denials will justly offend the legitimate pride of his contemporaries.
Comme ce pauvre hère naîtra sans doute sur le tard, au milieu d’une société parfaite en tous points, son indifférence et ses négations blesseront à juste titre le légitime orgueil de ses concitoyens.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
"Let him save it, then, as quickly as possible," interrupted the marquis, "and let him then understand his duty by restoring it to its legitimate masters."
«Qu’il la sauve donc au plus tôt, interrompit le marquis, et qu’il comprenne ensuite son devoir en la remettant entre les mains de ses maîtres légitimes!»
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
When implementing the abovementioned measures, the legitimate interests of trade shall be duly respected.
Les intérêts légitimes du commerce doivent être dûment respectés dans la mise en oeuvre des mesures mentionnées ci-dessus.
We are not talking about a situation of legitimate publicity at an open trial once the jury is empanelled.
Nous ne parlons pas d'une publicité légitime autour d'un procès public lorsque le jury est constitué.
The protection of the environment, through prohibitions against toxic substances, constitutes a wholly legitimate public objective in the exercise of the criminal law power.
La protection de l'environnement, au moyen d'interdictions concernant les substances toxiques, constitue un objectif public tout à fait légitime dans l'exercice de la compétence en matière de droit criminel.
They, the Italians, had sinned by excess of legitimate pride, they had proceeded too hastily with their attempt to improvise a great nation, to change ancient Rome into a great modern capital as by the mere touch of a wand.
Ils avaient péché par un légitime orgueil, ils étaient allés trop vite en voulant improviser un grand peuple, en rêvant de faire de l’antique Rome une grande capitale moderne, d’un simple coup de baguette.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
This bustling little man, who had everything to gain from the return of his legitimate sovereigns, worked assiduously for their cause.
Ce petit homme remuant, qui avait tout à gagner au retour de ses rois légitimes, s’occupa avec fièvre du triomphe de leur cause.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
For this purpose, technical regulations shall not be more trade-restrictive than necessary to fulfil a legitimate objective, taking account of the risks non-fulfilment would create.
A cette fin, les règlements techniques ne seront pas plus restrictifs pour le commerce qu'il n'est nécessaire pour réaliser un objectif légitime, compte tenu des risques que la non-réalisation entraînerait.
What all this means is that Mr. Thompson went to the Chief Justice with a legitimate grievance.
Tout cela signifie que Me Thompson a soumis au juge en chef un sujet de plainte légitime.

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legitimate child
enfant légitime

Word forms

legitimate

verb
Basic forms
Pastlegitimated
Imperativelegitimate
Present Participle (Participle I)legitimating
Past Participle (Participle II)legitimated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I legitimatewe legitimate
you legitimateyou legitimate
he/she/it legitimatesthey legitimate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am legitimatingwe are legitimating
you are legitimatingyou are legitimating
he/she/it is legitimatingthey are legitimating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have legitimatedwe have legitimated
you have legitimatedyou have legitimated
he/she/it has legitimatedthey have legitimated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been legitimatingwe have been legitimating
you have been legitimatingyou have been legitimating
he/she/it has been legitimatingthey have been legitimating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I legitimatedwe legitimated
you legitimatedyou legitimated
he/she/it legitimatedthey legitimated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was legitimatingwe were legitimating
you were legitimatingyou were legitimating
he/she/it was legitimatingthey were legitimating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had legitimatedwe had legitimated
you had legitimatedyou had legitimated
he/she/it had legitimatedthey had legitimated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been legitimatingwe had been legitimating
you had been legitimatingyou had been legitimating
he/she/it had been legitimatingthey had been legitimating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will legitimatewe shall/will legitimate
you will legitimateyou will legitimate
he/she/it will legitimatethey will legitimate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be legitimatingwe shall/will be legitimating
you will be legitimatingyou will be legitimating
he/she/it will be legitimatingthey will be legitimating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have legitimatedwe shall/will have legitimated
you will have legitimatedyou will have legitimated
he/she/it will have legitimatedthey will have legitimated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been legitimatingwe shall/will have been legitimating
you will have been legitimatingyou will have been legitimating
he/she/it will have been legitimatingthey will have been legitimating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would legitimatewe should/would legitimate
you would legitimateyou would legitimate
he/she/it would legitimatethey would legitimate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be legitimatingwe should/would be legitimating
you would be legitimatingyou would be legitimating
he/she/it would be legitimatingthey would be legitimating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have legitimatedwe should/would have legitimated
you would have legitimatedyou would have legitimated
he/she/it would have legitimatedthey would have legitimated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been legitimatingwe should/would have been legitimating
you would have been legitimatingyou would have been legitimating
he/she/it would have been legitimatingthey would have been legitimating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am legitimatedwe are legitimated
you are legitimatedyou are legitimated
he/she/it is legitimatedthey are legitimated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being legitimatedwe are being legitimated
you are being legitimatedyou are being legitimated
he/she/it is being legitimatedthey are being legitimated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been legitimatedwe have been legitimated
you have been legitimatedyou have been legitimated
he/she/it has been legitimatedthey have been legitimated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was legitimatedwe were legitimated
you were legitimatedyou were legitimated
he/she/it was legitimatedthey were legitimated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being legitimatedwe were being legitimated
you were being legitimatedyou were being legitimated
he/she/it was being legitimatedthey were being legitimated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been legitimatedwe had been legitimated
you had been legitimatedyou had been legitimated
he/she/it had been legitimatedthey had been legitimated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be legitimatedwe shall/will be legitimated
you will be legitimatedyou will be legitimated
he/she/it will be legitimatedthey will be legitimated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been legitimatedwe shall/will have been legitimated
you will have been legitimatedyou will have been legitimated
he/she/it will have been legitimatedthey will have been legitimated

legitimate

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselegitimatelegitimates
Possessive caselegitimate'slegitimates'