manifester: suggested translations

announce, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, express, give vent to, indicate, make clear, make known, make plain, manifest, participate in a demonstration, protest, protest against, prove, register, show, signify, speak out against, stage a protest against, state, take part in a demonstration, voice

• manifester son intention de ratifier la convention / announce (declare, signify) one’s intention to ratify the agreement
• manifester un grand respect envers la compétence provinciale / demonstrate (show) a great respect for provincial jurisdiction
• manifester un sens exceptionnel du devoir public / display an uncommon sense of public duty
• manifester un profond engagement à l’égard de ce programme / exhibit (demonstrate, display, show) deep commitment to the program
• manifester de graves réserves à propos d’un projet / express (voice) some serious concerns about a project
• les autorités ont manifesté leur indignation en annulant le programme / the authorities have given vent to their outrage by cancelling the program
• manifester une ouverture d’esprit face au partage de l’information / indicate (display) openness to sharing information
• le gouvernement a manifesté ses intentions / the government has made its intentions clear (known, plain)
• manifester une forte opposition face au conflit / manifest (express, voice) strong opposition to the conflict
• avoir le droit de manifester pacifiquement / have the right to participate (take part) in a peaceful demonstration
• manifester contre cette injustice / protest (speak out against) this injustice
• manifester contre les compressions budgétaires / protest (stage a protest) against budget cuts
• manifester leur engagement envers un Canada uni / prove (show) their commitment to a united Canada
• manifester son approbation pour le programme / register (express, voice) his approval of the program
• manifester une grande sensibilité vis-à-vis des travailleurs / show (display) great sensitivity toward workers
• manifester son intention d’être ouvert à cette question / state (express, indicate, make clear) one’s intention to keep an open mind about this issue
• les Canadiens manifestent leur inquiétude de différentes façons / Canadians are voicing (expressing) their concern in many ways

NOTE: In some instances, the verb manifester followed by a noun phrase (e.g. leur opposition) may be translated into English by a verb (e.g. oppose), as in the following examples:

• manifester leur opposition au projet / oppose the project
• manifester un soutien pour le programme / support the program