deep

profond

Qui descend très loin depuis le haut ou la surface.

En anglais simple : Going a long way down from the top or surface.

• The pool is deep.
• They dug a deeper hole for the tree.
• Is this the deepest part of the lake?

Contraires : shallow

Expressions courantes : deep water, deep hole, deep lake, deep pool

profond

Situé très loin à l’intérieur de quelque chose ou très en dessous de sa surface.

En anglais simple : Situated a long way inside something or far below its surface.

• The plant has deep roots.
• The bullet caused a deep wound.
• Doctors examined the deeper layers of muscle.

Contraires : superficial

Expressions courantes : deep roots, deep tissue, deep wound

grave

Dont le son est bas, comme celui d’un gros tambour ou d’une voix masculine grave.

En anglais simple : Having a low sound, like a large drum or a man’s low voice.

• He has a deep voice.
• A deep rumble came from the engine.
• Her voice grew deeper as she sang.

Synonymes : low, low-pitched

Contraires : high

Expressions courantes : deep voice, deep sound, deep rumble

important, considérable

Très important, en parlant d’une baisse de prix, de dépenses ou de quantités.

En anglais simple : Very large, when describing a reduction in prices, spending, or amounts.

• The shop offers deep discounts.
• Schools face deep cuts in funding.
• Even deeper price reductions failed to attract buyers.

Synonymes : large, substantial, steep

Contraires : small

Expressions courantes : deep discounts, deep cuts, deep reductions

profond

Qui contient des idées ou un sens importants, demandant de la réflexion pour être compris.

En anglais simple : Having important ideas or meaning that require careful thought to understand.

• That is a deep question.
• Her poems have a deeper meaning.
• We had a deep conversation about happiness.

Synonymes : profound, thoughtful

Contraires : superficial, shallow

Expressions courantes : deep thoughts, deep meaning, deep questions

profondément, loin

Très loin vers le bas ou à l’intérieur de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A long way down, inside, or into something.

• The treasure lay deep underground.
• They travelled deep into the mountains.
• Her words stayed buried deep in my memory.

Comment l'utiliser : deep in/into something (The hikers went deep into the forest.)

Synonymes : far

Expressions courantes : deep underground, deep inside, deep into something

profondément

En réfléchissant attentivement à des idées importantes, au-delà de ce qui paraît évident.

En anglais simple : With careful thought about important ideas, beyond what is immediately obvious.

• He thought deep about the question.
• She pondered long and deep before answering.
• To understand this poem, you must think deep.

Synonymes : deeply, profoundly

Contraires : superficially

Expressions courantes : think deep, ponder deep, reflect deep

profondeurs, abysses

Les parties d’une mer ou d’un lac situées très loin sous la surface.

En anglais simple : The parts of a sea or lake that are far below the surface.

• Strange fish live in the deep.
• A huge creature rose from the deep.
• The ship vanished into the dark deep.

Synonymes : depths

Expressions courantes : the deep, of the deep, from the deep