approach

s'approcher, approcher

Venir plus près d’une personne ou d’un lieu ; se dit aussi d’un moment qui arrive bientôt.

En anglais simple : To move nearer to a person, place, or time.

• A man approached the gate.
• Winter is approaching.
• Please slow down as you approach the school.

Synonymes : near, draw near

Contraires : retreat

Expressions courantes : approach a building, approach someone, approach a deadline

aborder

Commencer à traiter une tâche ou un problème d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To begin dealing with a task or problem in a particular way.

• How should we approach this problem?
• He approached the job with care.
• We need to approach the situation differently.

Comment l'utiliser : approach something with something (She approached the task with patience.)

Synonymes : tackle, address, deal with

Expressions courantes : approach a problem, approach a task, approach something carefully

approche, méthode

Manière de traiter une tâche, un problème ou une situation.

En anglais simple : A way of dealing with a task, problem, or situation.

• We tried a different approach.
• Her approach to teaching is simple.
• Which approach works best for you?

Comment l'utiliser : approach to something (We need a new approach to teaching reading.); take an approach (They took a practical approach to the problem.)

Synonymes : method, strategy, way

Expressions courantes : new approach, different approach, practical approach

approche

Mouvement vers un lieu, ou arrivée prochaine d’un moment.

En anglais simple : The movement of someone or something nearer to a place, or the arrival of a time.

• We watched the boat’s slow approach.
• The birds sensed the approach of winter.
• His approach to the door was cautious.

Comment l'utiliser : approach of someone/something (They watched the approach of the storm.)

Synonymes : advance, arrival

Contraires : retreat

Expressions courantes : slow approach, approach of winter, approach to something

voie d'accès, accès

Route ou chemin qui mène à un bâtiment ou à un lieu.

En anglais simple : A road or path leading to a building or place.

• The northern approach is closed.
• Trees line the approach to the house.
• Police blocked all approaches to the bridge.

Comment l'utiliser : approach to something (The approach to the castle is steep.)

Synonymes : access road, access route

Expressions courantes : approach road, northern approach, approach to something

approche

Procédure prévue pour qu’un avion se rapproche d’un aéroport avant d’atterrir.

En anglais simple : A planned way for an aircraft to move towards an airport before landing.

• The pilot began the approach.
• Fog forced us to abandon the approach.
• The aircraft was on final approach to the runway.

Synonymes : landing approach

Expressions courantes : instrument approach, final approach, approach procedure