baron

baron

Homme portant le titre le plus bas de la noblesse britannique, inférieur à celui de vicomte.

En anglais simple : A man with the lowest British noble title, below a viscount.

• He became a baron last year.
• The baron attended the royal ceremony.
• Several barons opposed the proposal in Parliament.

Expressions courantes : british baron, hereditary baron, title of baron

magnat

Personne ayant beaucoup de pouvoir et d’influence, surtout dans les affaires ou la politique.

En anglais simple : Someone with great power and influence, especially in business or politics.

• The media baron bought another newspaper.
• Oil barons helped fund the campaign.
• She built her fortune as a property baron.

Synonymes : tycoon, magnate

Expressions courantes : media baron, oil baron, press baron

baron, seigneur féodal

Homme qui dirige un territoire sous l’autorité d’un souverain supérieur.

En anglais simple : A man who rules an area of land held under a higher ruler.

• The baron ruled the valley.
• Local barons fought over the border lands.
• The king ordered each baron to provide soldiers.

Synonymes : feudal lord

Expressions courantes : powerful baron, local baron, baron of somewhere