confer

se concerter, consulter

Discuter avec d’autres personnes et échanger des avis avant de décider quoi faire.

En anglais simple : To discuss something with other people and exchange opinions before deciding what to do.

• The doctors conferred briefly.
• She conferred with her lawyer before answering.
• We will confer about the proposed changes tomorrow.

Comment l'utiliser : confer with someone (I need to confer with my colleagues.); confer about something (The judges conferred about the final score.)

Synonymes : consult, discuss

Expressions courantes : confer with someone, confer about something, confer in private

conférer, accorder

Donner officiellement à quelqu’un un titre, un droit, un honneur ou un pouvoir.

En anglais simple : To officially give someone a title, right, honour, or power.

• The award confers great prestige.
• The law conferred new rights on workers.
• This position does not confer unlimited power.

Comment l'utiliser : confer something on/upon someone (The university conferred an honorary degree on her.)

Synonymes : grant, award, bestow

Expressions courantes : confer a degree, confer rights on, confer an honour, confer a title