concrete

solide, probant

Assez solide et fiable pour appuyer une affirmation ou montrer qu’une chose est vraie.

En anglais simple : Strong and reliable enough to support a claim or show that something is true.

• We need concrete proof.
• The police found no concrete evidence against her.
• Do you have anything concrete to support that claim?

Synonymes : solid, firm, reliable

Expressions courantes : concrete evidence, concrete proof

concret, précis

Clair et précis, avec des détails particuliers plutôt que des idées générales.

En anglais simple : Clear and specific, with particular details rather than general ideas.

• Please give a concrete example.
• They agreed on concrete steps to reduce waste.
• We need concrete plans before we can begin.

Synonymes : specific, definite

Contraires : vague, general

Expressions courantes : concrete plans, concrete steps, concrete example

concret, tangible

Qui existe réellement et peut être vu ou vécu, au-delà d’une simple idée.

En anglais simple : Real and able to be seen or experienced, rather than existing only as an idea.

• Children learn by handling concrete objects.
• The artist turns feelings into concrete forms.
• These ideas have little connection with concrete reality.

Synonymes : real, actual, tangible

Contraires : abstract

Expressions courantes : concrete objects, concrete reality, concrete experience

béton

Matériau de construction mêlant ciment, sable, petits cailloux et eau, qui devient très dur.

En anglais simple : A building material made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water, which becomes very hard.

• The floor is made of concrete.
• Workers poured concrete into the wooden frame.
• These concrete walls keep the room cool.

Expressions courantes : reinforced concrete, concrete floor, pour concrete, concrete bridge

bétonner

Recouvrir une surface ou entourer quelque chose de béton.

En anglais simple : To cover an area or surround something with a hard building mixture of cement, sand, stones, and water.

• They concreted the yard.
• We plan to concrete the driveway next spring.
• The builders concreted the posts into the ground.

Comment l'utiliser : concrete over something (They concreted over the old flower beds.)

Expressions courantes : concrete over something, concrete a driveway