depth

profondeur

La distance entre le haut ou la surface de quelque chose et son fond.

En anglais simple : The distance from the top or surface of something to its bottom.

• What is the depth of this pool?
• The lake reaches a depth of twenty metres.
• Water depths vary along the coast.

Comment l'utiliser : the depth of something (We measured the depth of the pool.)

Synonymes : deepness, lowness, abyss, bottom

Expressions courantes : depth of something, water depth, maximum depth

profondeur, intensité

La force d’un sentiment ou le degré de réflexion, de détail ou d’importance de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : How strong a feeling is, or how much thought, detail, or importance something has.

• I could feel the depth of her sadness.
• His argument lacks depth.
• We studied the subject in depth.

Comment l'utiliser : the depth of something (I was surprised by the depth of her knowledge.); in depth (We discussed the problem in depth.)

Synonymes : intensity, profundity

Contraires : superficiality

Expressions courantes : depth of feeling, great depth, in depth

profondeur

La distance entre l’avant et l’arrière de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The distance from the front of something to its back.

• Measure the depth of the drawer.
• The desk has a depth of sixty centimetres.
• These shelves have different depths.

Comment l'utiliser : the depth of something (Check the depth of the cupboard before buying it.)

Expressions courantes : depth of something, cabinet depth, shelf depth

profondeurs, fond

La partie la plus basse ou la plus profonde de quelque chose, notamment de la mer.

En anglais simple : The lowest or deepest part of something, especially the sea.

• The ship sank into the depths.
• Few creatures can survive in these ocean depths.
• Divers searched the depths of the lake.

Comment l'utiliser : the depths of something (Strange fish live in the depths of the ocean.)

Synonymes : bottom

Expressions courantes : ocean depths, in the depths, depths of something

profondeur, relief

L’impression d’espace entre les parties proches et éloignées, qui donne du relief plutôt qu’un aspect plat.

En anglais simple : The appearance of having space between nearer and farther parts, rather than looking flat.

• Shadows give the picture depth.
• The artist used perspective to create depth.
• Without shading, the drawing had little depth.

Synonymes : dimensionality

Expressions courantes : sense of depth, create depth, depth in something

gravité

Le caractère d’une voix ou d’un son dont le ton est bas plutôt qu’aigu.

En anglais simple : The quality of a voice or sound being low rather than high.

• His voice has great depth.
• The drum adds depth to the sound.
• Age had given her voice more depth.

Synonymes : lowness

Expressions courantes : depth of voice, depth of sound, depth of tone