annex

annexer

Prendre le contrôle d’un territoire et en faire une partie d’un pays ou d’une ville.

En anglais simple : To take control of an area of land and make it part of a country or city.

• The country annexed the island.
• The city plans to annex nearby land.
• Several border regions were annexed after the war.

Expressions courantes : annex territory, annex a region, annex neighbouring land

annexer, joindre

Ajouter ou joindre une chose à une autre, généralement plus grande ou plus importante.

En anglais simple : To attach or add something to something else, usually something larger or more important.

• They annexed a schedule to the agreement.
• The clerk annexed the letter to the file.
• Additional land was annexed to the estate.

Comment l'utiliser : annex something to something (They annexed a map to the report.)

Synonymes : attach, append, add

Expressions courantes : annex a document, annex a schedule, annex something to

s’approprier

Prendre quelque chose pour son propre usage sans demander la permission.

En anglais simple : To take something for your own use without asking permission.

• My brother annexed my chair.
• She has annexed the spare room for her books.
• Someone annexed my desk while I was away.

Synonymes : take, appropriate, grab

Expressions courantes : annex a chair, annex a desk, annex your seat

attacher, associer

Lier une condition, une qualité ou une conséquence à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To connect a condition, quality, or result with something.

• They annexed a condition to the grant.
• The rule annexes punishment to disobedience.
• Certain duties were annexed to the office.

Comment l'utiliser : annex something to something (The law annexed a penalty to that offence.)

Synonymes : attach, associate

Expressions courantes : annex a condition, annex a penalty, annex something to