couch

canapé

Siège long et confortable avec un dossier, généralement pour deux personnes ou plus.

En anglais simple : A long, comfortable seat with a back, usually for two or more people.

• The cat is on the couch.
• We bought a new leather couch.
• He fell asleep on the couch while watching television.

Synonymes : sofa, settee

Expressions courantes : on the couch, leather couch, comfortable couch, couch cushions

psychothérapie, psychanalyse

Traitement qui consiste à parler de ses émotions et de ses problèmes personnels avec un professionnel.

En anglais simple : Treatment in which you talk to a professional about your feelings and personal problems.

• He spent years on the couch.
• She explored childhood fears on the couch.
• Time on the couch helped him understand his anger.

Comment l'utiliser : on the couch (He discussed his childhood on the couch.)

Synonymes : psychotherapy, therapy, psychoanalysis

Expressions courantes : on the couch, years on the couch

formuler, exprimer

Exprimer quelque chose en utilisant un certain type de langage.

En anglais simple : To express something using a particular kind of language.

• Please couch your reply in polite language.
• She couched her criticism as a question.
• The warning was couched in very careful terms.

Comment l'utiliser : couch something in something (He couched his refusal in friendly terms.); couch something as something (She couched the suggestion as a request.)

Synonymes : phrase, word, express

Expressions courantes : couch something in, couch as something