band

groupe, orchestre

Ensemble de personnes qui jouent de la musique ensemble.

En anglais simple : A group of people who play music together.

• My brother plays in a band.
• The band played three new songs.
• Which bands are performing at the festival?

Synonymes : music group

Expressions courantes : rock band, play in a band, live band

bande, anneau

Bande de matière qui entoure quelque chose, souvent pour maintenir ses éléments ensemble.

En anglais simple : A strip of material that forms a circle around something, often to hold it together.

• Put a rubber band around the cards.
• A metal band held the barrel together.
• These elastic bands stretch easily.

Synonymes : loop, strap

Expressions courantes : rubber band, elastic band, metal band

groupe, bande

Ensemble de personnes qui agissent ensemble ou partagent un objectif.

En anglais simple : A group of people who act together or share a purpose.

• A band of thieves stole the horses.
• She led a small band of explorers.
• The soldiers remained a loyal band of brothers.

Comment l'utiliser : band of people (A band of volunteers cleared the path.)

Synonymes : group, company

Expressions courantes : band of thieves, band of brothers, small band

alliance, anneau

Anneau simple porté au doigt, notamment pour montrer que l’on est marié.

En anglais simple : A plain ring worn on a finger, especially to show that someone is married.

• He wears a gold band.
• They chose matching wedding bands.
• She slipped the silver band onto her finger.

Synonymes : ring

Expressions courantes : wedding band, gold band, plain band

bande, rayure

Zone longue et étroite dont l’aspect diffère de celui des zones voisines.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow area that looks different from the areas beside it.

• A red band crossed the flag.
• The rock contains bands of darker stone.
• We could see a narrow band of light beneath the door.

Comment l'utiliser : band of something (A band of dark cloud covered the hills.)

Synonymes : strip, stripe

Expressions courantes : band of color, dark band, narrow band

bande, ruban

Bande étroite fixée à un vêtement pour le maintenir, le renforcer ou le décorer.

En anglais simple : A narrow piece of material attached to clothing to hold, strengthen, or decorate it.

• The hat has a red band.
• She sewed a wide band around the waist.
• The sleeves have decorative bands of blue cloth.

Comment l'utiliser : band of material (A band of silk decorated the collar.)

Synonymes : strip, trim

Expressions courantes : hat band, decorative band, band of fabric

s’unir, se regrouper

Se réunir avec d’autres personnes pour accomplir quelque chose ensemble.

En anglais simple : To join other people in a group to achieve something together.

• We must band together.
• Local parents banded together to repair the playground.
• The workers are banding together against unfair treatment.

Comment l'utiliser : band together to do something (The neighbors banded together to save the park.); band together against someone/something (Small shops banded together against the new tax.)

Synonymes : unite, join forces

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : band together, band together against, band together to