address

adresse

Informations comme la rue et le numéro qui permettent de situer un logement ou un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : The place where someone lives or a building stands, identified by details such as its street and number.

• What is your address?
• I went to the wrong address.
• She gave us her new address after moving.

Expressions courantes : home address, new address, address book, postal address

manière de s’adresser, ton

Manière dont une personne parle ou écrit aux autres.

En anglais simple : The way someone speaks or writes to other people.

• Her address was polite and calm.
• His gracious address won the trust of his guests.
• The ambassador was admired for his elegant address.

Synonymes : manner, style

Expressions courantes : polite address, pleasing address, manner of address

s’adresser à, prendre la parole devant

Parler devant un groupe, généralement dans un cadre public ou officiel.

En anglais simple : To speak to a group of people, usually in a public or official setting.

• She will address the students.
• The president addressed the nation last night.
• He was invited to address an international conference.

Synonymes : speak to

Expressions courantes : address a crowd, address the nation, address a meeting

appeler, s’adresser à

Employer un nom ou un titre particulier pour parler à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To use a particular name or title when speaking to someone.

• Please address me as Anna.
• The students addressed their teacher as Mr. Green.
• How should I address the judge?

Comment l'utiliser : address someone as something (Please address her as Doctor Lee.)

Synonymes : call

Expressions courantes : address someone as, address someone formally

adresser

Écrire le nom et l’adresse du destinataire sur une lettre ou un colis pour permettre sa livraison.

En anglais simple : To write someone’s name and location on a letter or package so it reaches them.

• Please address this envelope.
• She addressed the parcel to her brother.
• The letter was addressed to the manager.

Comment l'utiliser : address something to someone (I addressed the letter to my aunt.)

Expressions courantes : address an envelope, address a letter, address to someone

adresser

Faire parvenir des paroles, des questions ou une demande à une personne ou un groupe précis.

En anglais simple : To direct words, questions, or a request to a particular person or group.

• He addressed his question to me.
• Her final remarks were addressed to the younger listeners.
• Please address all requests to the committee.

Comment l'utiliser : address something to someone (She addressed her question to the director.)

Synonymes : direct

Expressions courantes : address remarks to, address questions to, address something to someone

consigner, confier

Confier des marchandises ou un navire à une personne qui agit comme votre représentant commercial.

En anglais simple : To put goods or a ship in another person’s care as your business representative.

• They addressed the cargo to a merchant.
• The vessel was addressed to an agent in Lisbon.
• He addressed the goods to a trusted trading partner.

Comment l'utiliser : address something to someone (The owners addressed the ship to a merchant in the port.)

Synonymes : consign, entrust

Expressions courantes : address a ship, address goods to, address to someone