French Conversation · Level 111
59 words
French word
implication
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃plikasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nouninvolvement
Example
Son implication dans le projet est importante.
His involvement in the project is important.
More examples
Son implication professionnelle est reconnue par ses collègues.
His professional involvement is recognized by his colleagues.
Core concept
An involvement that ties an actor to an event and ties the event to a consequence or interpretation.
Common phrases
implication professionnelle
professional involvement
l'implication dans l'équipe
involvement in the team
Similar words
engagement: Willing involvement undertaken with commitment, responsibility, or a promise.
participation: Joining an activity or gathering and taking part with others.
rôle: The function performed or position held in a particular situation.
influence: The power to affect people, events, results, or ways of thinking.
Definition in French
Participation ou lien d'une personne ou d'un groupe dans une action ou une situation, et parfois la conséquence ou la signification qui en découle.
Word origin
Implicare originally expressed the idea of folding or entangling something in, which developed into the French meanings of involvement and inferred significance.
Usage tips
- The related form s'impliquer dans describes active personal involvement, while impliquer quelqu'un dans means to involve someone in something.
Other meanings
- implicationnoun
Opposites
- désintérêtdisinterestnoun
- indifférenceindifferencenoun
Related words
- impliciteimplicitadjective
- impliquerinvolveverb