amendment

amendement, modification

Changement ou ajout apporté à une loi ou à un document, ou action de le faire.

En anglais simple : A change or addition to a law or document, or the process of making it.

• The amendment passed yesterday.
• She proposed an amendment to the law.
• Several amendments protect citizens' rights.

Comment l'utiliser : an amendment to something (They proposed an amendment to the contract.)

Synonymes : change, revision, alteration

Expressions courantes : constitutional amendment, proposed amendment, amendment to something

amendement

Matière ajoutée pour améliorer ou augmenter quelque chose, surtout un produit incorporé au sol.

En anglais simple : Something added to improve or increase something else, especially material added to soil.

• Compost is a useful soil amendment.
• They added an organic amendment before planting.
• These amendments help sandy soil hold water.

Synonymes : additive, supplement

Expressions courantes : soil amendment, organic amendment, compost amendment