adopt

adopter

Choisir un plan, une idée, une méthode ou une façon d'agir et commencer à l'appliquer.

En anglais simple : To choose a plan, idea, method, or way of behaving and begin to use it.

• We should adopt a new plan.
• The school adopted a different teaching method.
• Which approach will the team adopt?

Synonymes : take up, use, embrace

Contraires : reject, abandon

Expressions courantes : adopt a policy, adopt an approach, adopt a method

adopter

Devenir légalement le père ou la mère d'un enfant né d'autres parents.

En anglais simple : To legally become the parent of a child born to someone else.

• They want to adopt a child.
• My aunt adopted two sisters.
• How old was he when his parents adopted him?

Expressions courantes : adopt a child, adopt a baby, adopt someone legally

adopter

Accueillir un animal chez soi et s'en occuper comme animal de compagnie.

En anglais simple : To take an animal into your home and care for it as your pet.

• Let’s adopt a dog.
• She adopted a kitten from the shelter.
• Have you ever adopted a rescue animal?

Comment l'utiliser : adopt something from somewhere (We adopted a cat from a local shelter.)

Synonymes : take in

Expressions courantes : adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a pet

parrainer

Donner régulièrement de l'argent pour aider un enfant ou un animal précis sans l'accueillir chez soi.

En anglais simple : To give money regularly to support a particular child or animal without bringing them into your home.

• You can adopt a penguin at this zoo.
• Our class adopted an elephant and received photos.
• They adopted a child through a charity’s monthly support scheme.

Synonymes : sponsor

Expressions courantes : adopt an elephant, adopt an animal, adopt a child