assemble

assembler, monter

Joindre des pièces séparées pour former un objet complet.

En anglais simple : To join separate parts together to make a complete object.

• I assembled the chair myself.
• Workers assemble the engines in this factory.
• How long does it take to assemble this model?

Comment l'utiliser : assemble something from something (He assembled a desk from the parts in the box.)

Synonymes : put together, build

Contraires : disassemble, dismantle

Expressions courantes : assemble a machine, assemble the parts, assemble flatpack furniture

rassembler, se réunir

Réunir des personnes ou des choses au même endroit, ou s’y retrouver ensemble.

En anglais simple : To bring people or things together in one place, or to come together there.

• We assembled a small team.
• She assembled all the documents before the meeting.
• The students assembled outside the school.

Comment l'utiliser : assemble someone/something for something (She assembled a team for the project.); assemble in/at somewhere (The guests assembled in the garden.)

Synonymes : gather, collect, bring together

Contraires : disperse, scatter

Expressions courantes : assemble a team, assemble the evidence, assemble a collection, assemble in something