allowance

argent de poche

Somme que les parents donnent régulièrement à leur enfant pour de petits achats personnels.

En anglais simple : Money given regularly to a child by a parent for small personal purchases.

• I get an allowance every week.
• She saved her allowance to buy a bike.
• Do your parents give you an allowance?

Synonymes : pocket money

Expressions courantes : weekly allowance, get an allowance, spend your allowance

allocation, indemnité

Somme d’argent ou quantité de nourriture ou d’autre chose donnée à quelqu’un ou qu’il est autorisé à utiliser.

En anglais simple : An amount of money, food, or something else that someone is given or allowed to use.

• She receives a monthly allowance.
• The workers spent their food allowance on lunch.
• Does the job include a travel allowance?

Comment l'utiliser : an allowance of something (Each passenger has an allowance of two bags.)

Synonymes : allocation, allotment

Expressions courantes : daily allowance, travel allowance, allowance of something

indulgence, prise en compte

Adaptation ou indulgence accordée pour tenir compte de difficultés ou de circonstances particulières.

En anglais simple : An adjustment made because particular difficulties or circumstances should be considered.

• Make allowance for his age.
• The judge made allowances for her difficult childhood.
• They made no allowance for the delay.

Comment l'utiliser : make allowance for someone/something (We should make allowance for her lack of experience.)

Synonymes : adjustment, concession

Expressions courantes : make allowance for, some allowance for

crédit, allocation

Quantité de crédit ou de jetons accordée à quelqu’un pour une activité précise.

En anglais simple : An amount of credit or tokens given to someone to spend on a particular activity.

• My game allowance buys five extra turns.
• He used his allowance of coins before lunch.
• Your remaining allowance covers one more game.

Comment l'utiliser : an allowance of something (Each player receives an allowance of ten tokens.)

Synonymes : allocation, allotment

Expressions courantes : allowance of tokens, game allowance, use your allowance

déduction de poids, tare

Quantité retirée du poids total de marchandises, par exemple pour ne pas compter leur emballage.

En anglais simple : An amount subtracted from the total weight of goods, for example to exclude their packaging.

• Subtract the allowance from the total weight.
• The allowance accounts for the heavy wooden boxes.
• Different ports used different allowances for packaging.

Comment l'utiliser : an allowance for something (The final weight includes an allowance for the crates.)

Synonymes : deduction

Expressions courantes : weight allowance, container allowance, allowance for packaging

rationner

Ne donner à quelqu’un qu’une quantité fixée de nourriture ou de boisson.

En anglais simple : To give someone only a fixed amount of food or drink.

• The captain had to allowance the crew.
• The sailors were allowanced during the long voyage.
• They allowanced each prisoner to conserve food.

Synonymes : ration

Expressions courantes : allowance the crew, allowance someone strictly

rationner

Distribuer de la nourriture, des boissons ou d’autres provisions en quantités fixées et limitées.

En anglais simple : To provide food, drink, or other supplies in fixed, limited amounts.

• They had to allowance the water.
• Bread was allowanced while supplies were low.
• The officers allowanced provisions throughout the voyage.

Synonymes : ration

Expressions courantes : allowance the water, allowance food strictly