compartment

compartiment

Espace séparé à l’intérieur de quelque chose, destiné à contenir certains objets.

En anglais simple : A separate space inside something, used to hold particular things.

• Put your keys in this compartment.
• The box has three separate compartments.
• Is there a hidden compartment in the bag?

Comment l'utiliser : a compartment for something (The bag has a compartment for your laptop.)

Synonymes : section

Expressions courantes : storage compartment, separate compartment, compartment for something

compartiment

Pièce ou espace séparé à l’intérieur d’un train ou d’un autre véhicule.

En anglais simple : A separate room or space inside a train or another vehicle.

• Our train compartment was empty.
• Smoke came from the engine compartment.
• Six passengers shared a compartment on the night train.

Synonymes : section, cabin

Expressions courantes : train compartment, engine compartment, sleeping compartment

parcelle, compartiment

Chacune des petites zones résultant de la division d’un espace plus grand.

En anglais simple : One of the smaller areas into which a larger area is divided.

• Each forest compartment has a number.
• The map shows the boundaries of every compartment.
• Workers surveyed three compartments before planting began.

Synonymes : section, division

Expressions courantes : forest compartment, numbered compartment, compartment boundary

compartimenter

Organiser quelque chose en sections séparées.

En anglais simple : To arrange something in separate sections.

• They plan to compartment the box.
• The designer compartmented the interior for easier storage.
• We compartmented the space into three sections.

Comment l'utiliser : compartment something into sections (They compartmented the storage area into sections.)

Synonymes : compartmentalize, divide, partition

Expressions courantes : compartment a space, compartment a box