blend

mélange

Ensemble obtenu en réunissant différentes choses.

En anglais simple : A mixture of different things combined together.

• Try this blend of spices.
• Her music is a blend of folk and jazz.
• The fabric contains a soft cotton blend.

Comment l'utiliser : a blend of A and B (This tea is a blend of mint and lemon.)

Synonymes : mixture, mix, combination

Expressions courantes : blend of something, coffee blend, perfect blend

mélanger

Réunir et mélanger des choses jusqu’à obtenir un mélange lisse et uniforme.

En anglais simple : To mix things together until they form one smooth mixture.

• Blend the fruit and milk.
• She blended blue and yellow paint to make green.
• Blend the flour with a little water first.

Comment l'utiliser : blend A with B (Blend the butter with the sugar.); blend A and B together (Blend the herbs and oil together.)

Synonymes : mix, combine

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : blend something together, blend until smooth, blend with something

se mélanger, se fondre

Se mélanger ou s’unir harmonieusement, au point de rendre les parties difficiles à distinguer.

En anglais simple : To mix or join smoothly, so separate parts become hard to notice.

• Their voices blend beautifully.
• The colors blended into one another.
• As the soup cooks, the flavors blend together.

Comment l'utiliser : blend with something (The flute blends with the other instruments.); blend into something (The pale blue blends into green.)

Synonymes : mix, merge, mingle

Expressions courantes : blend together, blend with something, blend into something