auxiliary

auxiliaire

Qui travaille pour aider l’équipe principale.

En anglais simple : Working to help the main group of workers.

• Auxiliary staff helped the nurses.
• The hospital hired more auxiliary workers.
• Auxiliary police directed traffic outside the stadium.

Synonymes : supporting, assistant

Expressions courantes : auxiliary staff, auxiliary nurse, auxiliary police

auxiliaire, de secours

Prêt à fournir de l’énergie ou à fonctionner si l’équipement principal s’arrête.

En anglais simple : Ready to provide power or do work if the main equipment stops.

• The boat has an auxiliary engine.
• An auxiliary generator kept the lights on.
• Check the auxiliary power supply before departure.

Synonymes : backup, reserve

Expressions courantes : auxiliary power, auxiliary engine, auxiliary generator

auxiliaire

Qui accompagne un autre verbe pour indiquer le temps, la possibilité ou la manière dont une action se déroule.

En anglais simple : Used with another verb to show time, possibility, or how an action happens.

• An auxiliary verb can help form a question.
• Find the auxiliary verb in this sentence.
• English uses auxiliary verbs to express several different tenses.

Synonymes : helping

Expressions courantes : auxiliary verb, auxiliary verb form

auxiliaire, complémentaire

Qui apporte une aide ou un soutien supplémentaire.

En anglais simple : Providing extra help or support.

• Auxiliary troops guarded the bridge.
• These tools have an auxiliary role.
• The rescue team received auxiliary support from local volunteers.

Synonymes : supporting, supplementary

Expressions courantes : auxiliary troops, auxiliary services, auxiliary equipment

auxiliaire, verbe auxiliaire

Verbe qui accompagne un autre verbe pour indiquer le temps, la possibilité ou d’autres informations.

En anglais simple : A verb used with another verb to help show time, possibility, or other information.

• This question needs an auxiliary.
• In this sentence, “will” is an auxiliary.
• The students underlined all the auxiliaries in the paragraph.

Synonymes : helping verb, auxiliary verb

Expressions courantes : modal auxiliary, primary auxiliary, auxiliary and verb

association de soutien

Organisation qui aide une autre organisation à accomplir son travail.

En anglais simple : An organization that helps another organization do its work.

• The auxiliary raised money for the hospital.
• She joined the local fire department auxiliary.
• Members of the auxiliary organized a charity sale.

Synonymes : support group

Expressions courantes : hospital auxiliary, women’s auxiliary, auxiliary committee

auxiliaire, assistant

Personne ou groupe qui aide les travailleurs principaux.

En anglais simple : A person or group that helps the main workers.

• An auxiliary helped the nurse.
• The hospital trained ten new auxiliaries.
• Several auxiliaries joined the rescue team.

Synonymes : helper, assistant

Expressions courantes : hospital auxiliary, nursing auxiliary, auxiliary staff member