content

content, satisfait

Heureux de ce qu’on a ou de sa situation, sans vouloir davantage.

En anglais simple : Happy with what you have or with your situation, without wanting more.

• I am content with my life.
• They were content to stay at home.
• Would you be content with a smaller house?

Comment l'utiliser : be content with something (She is content with her small apartment.); be content to do something (He was content to wait outside.)

Synonymes : satisfied, happy

Contraires : dissatisfied, discontented

Expressions courantes : content with something, content to stay, perfectly content

contenu

Idées, faits ou messages transmis par un livre, un discours, une vidéo ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : The ideas, facts, or messages in a book, speech, video, or other work.

• The content of the book surprised me.
• We discussed the speech’s content after the meeting.
• This article has useful content but needs clearer headings.

Synonymes : subject matter, substance

Expressions courantes : content of something, educational content, written content

contenu

Ce qui se trouve dans un sac, une boîte, un livre ou autre contenant ; on dit généralement « contents ».

En anglais simple : The things inside a bag, box, book, or other container, usually called its contents.

• The box’s contents were wet.
• She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.
• Check the contents before you throw the envelope away.

Synonymes : contents

Expressions courantes : content of something, examine the content

contenu

Textes, images, vidéos ou autres créations destinés à être lus, regardés ou écoutés.

En anglais simple : Writing, pictures, videos, or other creative material made for people to read, watch, or listen to.

• She creates content for children.
• We upload new content every Friday.
• Which website has the best free content?

Synonymes : material

Expressions courantes : create content, online content, video content

teneur

Quantité ou proportion d’une substance particulière présente dans quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The amount of a particular substance in something.

• This milk has a low fat content.
• Check the sugar content before buying the juice.
• The soil’s water content fell during the summer.

Synonymes : amount, proportion

Expressions courantes : fat content, sugar content, high alcohol content

contentement, satisfaction

Sentiment d’avoir assez ou d’être satisfait, notamment quand on fait quelque chose autant qu’on le souhaite.

En anglais simple : A feeling of having enough or being satisfied, especially when doing something as much as you want.

• You can read to your heart’s content.
• We ate and drank to our hearts’ content.
• There was a quiet sense of content in her voice.

Comment l'utiliser : to someone’s heart’s content (The children played to their hearts’ content.)

Synonymes : contentment, satisfaction

Contraires : discontent

Expressions courantes : heart’s content, to your heart’s content

se contenter

Accepter ce qui est disponible, même si l’on aimerait davantage ou autre chose.

En anglais simple : To accept what is available, although you would like something more or different.

• Content yourself with what you have.
• She contented herself with a sandwich.
• We had to content ourselves with hearing the result by phone.

Comment l'utiliser : content oneself with something (We had to content ourselves with a short visit.); content oneself with doing something (He contented himself with watching from outside.)

Synonymes : settle for, make do with

Expressions courantes : content yourself, content yourself with something

satisfaire, contenter

Faire en sorte que quelqu’un se sente heureux ou satisfait.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel happy or satisfied.

• Nothing seemed to content him.
• A warm meal contented the tired travellers.
• Would a simple answer content you?

Synonymes : satisfy, please

Contraires : dissatisfy

Expressions courantes : content someone, content the mind, content a child