at ease

à l’aise, détendu

Se sentir calme et à l’aise, sans inquiétude ni peur.

En anglais simple : Feeling calm and comfortable, without worry or fear.

• I feel at ease here.
• Her warm welcome put the visitors at ease.
• Are you at ease speaking in front of people?

Comment l'utiliser : be/feel at ease with someone/something (She feels at ease with her new colleagues.); put someone at ease (His friendly smile put me at ease.)

Synonymes : relaxed, comfortable

Contraires : anxious, tense

Expressions courantes : feel at ease, put someone at ease, at ease with someone

au repos

Être debout, les pieds écartés, dans une position militaire détendue.

En anglais simple : Standing with your feet apart in a relaxed military position.

• The soldiers stood at ease.
• He stood at ease with his hands behind his back.
• Are the recruits standing at ease correctly?

Comment l'utiliser : stand at ease (The soldiers stood at ease while the captain spoke.)

Contraires : at attention

Expressions courantes : stand at ease, standing at ease, at ease position

au repos

Avoir le droit de se détendre sans maintenir une formation militaire stricte.

En anglais simple : Allowed to relax rather than keep a strict military formation.

• The troops were at ease during the wait.
• The officer left the unit at ease while he checked the route.
• They remained at ease until ordered back into formation.

Comment l'utiliser : be at ease (The troops were at ease until the inspection began.)

Expressions courantes : troops at ease, remain at ease, be at ease

repos

Ordre demandant aux soldats de relâcher leur position debout.

En anglais simple : An order telling soldiers to relax their standing position.

• At ease, soldiers!
• The sergeant called, "At ease!"
• The captain said, "At ease, everyone," before explaining the plan.

Expressions courantes : at ease soldiers, at ease everyone