dilute

diluer

Réduire la concentration d’un liquide en ajoutant de l’eau ou un autre liquide.

En anglais simple : To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid.

• Dilute the juice before drinking it.
• She diluted the paint with water.
• How much should I dilute this cleaning liquid?

Comment l'utiliser : dilute something with something (Dilute the cleaner with warm water.)

Synonymes : thin, water down

Contraires : concentrate

Expressions courantes : dilute with water, dilute the juice, dilute a solution

se diluer

Devenir moins concentré ou moins fort, souvent en se mélangeant à un autre liquide.

En anglais simple : To become thinner or weaker, often as another liquid mixes in.

• The mixture will dilute as water enters.
• This solution dilutes easily in warm water.
• The liquid diluted gradually during the wash.

Synonymes : thin, weaken

Contraires : concentrate

Expressions courantes : dilute easily, dilute gradually

dilué

Qui contient une petite quantité d’une substance mélangée à un liquide.

En anglais simple : Containing only a small amount of a substance mixed into a liquid.

• Use a dilute solution for cleaning.
• The laboratory tested several dilute samples.
• Even dilute acid can damage this surface.

Synonymes : weak, diluted

Contraires : concentrated

Expressions courantes : dilute solution, dilute acid, dilute mixture

à robe diluée

Dont les poils sont plus clairs que d’habitude en raison de caractéristiques héréditaires.

En anglais simple : Having fur or hair that is lighter in colour than usual because of inherited features.

• Our cat is a dilute calico.
• The kitten has a dilute coat.
• Breeders checked whether the parents carried genes for dilute colouring.

Expressions courantes : dilute calico, dilute coat, dilute colouring