capital

capitale

Ville où se trouvent les principaux services du gouvernement d'un pays ou d'une région.

En anglais simple : The city where a country or region has its main government offices.

• Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
• We visited the capital last summer.
• Several state capitals are smaller than nearby cities.

Comment l'utiliser : the capital of somewhere (Madrid is the capital of Spain.)

Expressions courantes : capital of something, national capital, state capital

capital

Argent et biens de valeur d'une personne ou entreprise, notamment pour créer ou faire fonctionner une activité.

En anglais simple : Money and valuable property that a person or business owns, especially for starting or running a business.

• We need capital to start the business.
• She invested all her capital in the company.
• The bank helped them raise more capital.

Synonymes : funds, assets, wealth

Expressions courantes : raise capital, invest capital, working capital, capital investment

capitale, centre

Ville particulièrement importante dans un domaine d'activité ou une industrie.

En anglais simple : A city especially important for a particular activity or industry.

• Milan is a fashion capital.
• The city became a world capital of jazz.
• They hope to make this town the cycling capital of Europe.

Comment l'utiliser : the capital of something (The city is a major capital of film production.)

Synonymes : center, hub

Expressions courantes : fashion capital, film capital, capital of something

capital

Connaissances, expérience ou compétences qui aident une personne à réussir dans la société ou au travail.

En anglais simple : Knowledge, experience, or skills that help a person succeed in society or work.

• Education builds human capital.
• Her cultural capital helped her understand the unfamiliar customs.
• The company invested in training to increase its intellectual capital.

Synonymes : expertise, know-how

Expressions courantes : cultural capital, human capital, intellectual capital

chapiteau

Partie supérieure élargie d'une colonne, qui soutient la construction située au-dessus.

En anglais simple : The wider top part of a column that supports the structure above it.

• The column has a carved capital.
• Each capital supports a stone beam.
• The temple has capitals decorated with leaves.

Expressions courantes : column capital, carved capital, stone capital, decorated capital

majuscule

Se dit d'une lettre sous sa forme majuscule, comme A plutôt que a.

En anglais simple : Describing a letter in its larger form, such as A rather than a.

• Start your name with a capital letter.
• Write the title in capital letters.
• Does this word need a capital B?

Synonymes : uppercase

Contraires : lowercase

Expressions courantes : capital letter, capital a, capital letters

capital

Qualifie la ville où se trouve le gouvernement principal d'un pays ou d'une région, ou ce qui s'y rapporte.

En anglais simple : Describing the city where a country or region has its main government.

• Paris is a capital city.
• The capital region contains many government offices.
• Officials gathered in the capital district.

Expressions courantes : capital city, capital district, capital region

capital, passible de mort

Qui concerne la mort comme peine légale pour un crime, ou un crime puni de cette peine.

En anglais simple : Involving death as the legal punishment for a crime.

• The country abolished capital punishment.
• Murder was treated as a capital crime.
• The lawyer has handled several capital cases.

Expressions courantes : capital punishment, capital crime, capital offense, capital case