combine

combiner, mélanger

Réunir plusieurs choses ou pratiquer deux activités en même temps.

En anglais simple : To put two or more things together, or do two activities together.

• Combine the eggs and milk.
• The two teams combined their resources.
• Can you combine studying with a part-time job?

Comment l'utiliser : combine A with B (Combine the flour with the butter.); combine A and B (We combined our savings and bought a car.)

Synonymes : join, mix, merge

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : combine ingredients, combine forces, combine work and pleasure

allier, combiner

Posséder plusieurs qualités ou caractéristiques différentes à la fois.

En anglais simple : To have two or more different qualities or features together.

• The bag combines style and strength.
• Her cooking combines old traditions with fresh ideas.
• These shoes combine comfort and elegance.

Comment l'utiliser : combine A with B (The design combines beauty with practical features.); combine A and B (This chair combines comfort and style.)

Synonymes : unite, blend

Expressions courantes : combine beauty and strength, combine style and comfort

moissonneuse-batteuse

Grande machine agricole qui coupe les céréales et sépare les grains du reste de la plante.

En anglais simple : A large farm machine that cuts grain crops and separates the seeds from the plants.

• The farmer drove the combine across the field.
• Two combines harvested the wheat.
• Our combine broke down during the harvest.

Synonymes : combine harvester

Expressions courantes : combine harvester, drive a combine, combine in something

consortium, cartel

Groupe d’entreprises qui travaillent ensemble pour servir leurs intérêts communs.

En anglais simple : A group of businesses working together to serve their shared interests.

• The firms formed a combine.
• The combine controlled most of the local trade.
• Officials investigated an illegal combine that fixed prices.

Synonymes : consortium, cartel

Expressions courantes : industrial combine, form a combine, business combine

combinat

Ensemble d’usines gérées comme une seule organisation dans un pays socialiste.

En anglais simple : A group of factories run together as one organization in a socialist country.

• She worked at a steel combine.
• The state combine included five factories.
• Several industrial combines supplied machinery to the region.

Synonymes : industrial complex

Expressions courantes : steel combine, industrial combine, state combine