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attribuer meaning in English

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attribuer verbe

assign [assigned, assigning, assigns]◼◼◼(to attribute or sort something into categories)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsaɪn] [US: ə.ˈsaɪn]
He assigned me a new task. = Il m'a attribué une nouvelle tâche.

attribute [attributed, attributing, attributes]◼◼◼(to associate ownership or authorship with)
verb
[UK: ˈæ.trɪ.bjuːt] [US: ˈæ.trə.ˌbjuːt]
This poem is attributed to him. = Ce poème lui est attribué.

ascribe [ascribed, ascribing, ascribes]◼◼◻(to attribute a cause or characteristic to)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈskraɪb] [US: ə.ˈskraɪb]
He ascribes his poverty to bad luck. = Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.

ascribe [ascribed, ascribing, ascribes]◼◼◻(to attribute a work to its creator)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈskraɪb] [US: ə.ˈskraɪb]
He ascribes his poverty to bad luck. = Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.

appoint [appointed, appointing, appoints]◼◼◻verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt] [US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt]

attribuer la responsabilité verbe

chalk up to(idiomatic: to attribute something to something)
verb

attribuer le mérite verbe

chalk up to(idiomatic: to attribute something to something)
verb

s'attribuer les mérites verbe

steal someone's thunder(to appropriate someone's ideas)
verb