austerity

austérité, rigueur budgétaire

Politique d’un gouvernement qui réduit ses dépenses ou augmente les impôts pour diminuer sa dette.

En anglais simple : A government policy of spending less or raising taxes to reduce the amount it owes.

• The government introduced austerity measures.
• Schools lost funding during years of austerity.
• Protesters demanded an end to austerity.

Expressions courantes : austerity measures, austerity policy, years of austerity

austérité

Manière stricte de vivre ou de se comporter, avec peu de plaisirs ou de confort.

En anglais simple : A strict way of living or behaving, with few pleasures or comforts.

• The monks lived in austerity.
• Her personal austerity left little room for pleasure.
• He remembered the austerity of his childhood home.

Synonymes : strictness, severity

Contraires : indulgence

Expressions courantes : life of austerity, personal austerity, austerity of something

sobriété, austérité

Apparence très simple, sans décoration ni détails superflus.

En anglais simple : A very plain appearance, without decoration or extra detail.

• The room had a striking austerity.
• White walls added to the austerity of the design.
• A few flowers softened the building’s austerity.

Synonymes : plainness, simplicity

Expressions courantes : austerity of something, visual austerity, architectural austerity