disposition

tempérament, caractère

Manière habituelle de ressentir les choses et de se comporter.

En anglais simple : The way someone usually feels and behaves.

• Our dog has a gentle disposition.
• Her cheerful disposition helped everyone relax.
• Do the twins have similar dispositions?

Synonymes : temperament, nature

Expressions courantes : cheerful disposition, gentle disposition, sunny disposition

inclination, tendance

Tendance ou envie de se comporter d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : A tendency or wish to behave in a particular way.

• He showed a disposition to help.
• I have no disposition to argue today.
• Her disposition toward caution shaped the decision.

Comment l'utiliser : disposition to do something (She showed a disposition to trust strangers.); disposition toward something (He has a disposition toward optimism.)

Synonymes : inclination, tendency

Expressions courantes : disposition to do something, disposition toward something

disposition, agencement

Manière dont les choses sont placées ou organisées.

En anglais simple : The way things are placed or arranged.

• The plan shows the disposition of the rooms.
• We changed the disposition of the furniture.
• The general studied the disposition of enemy troops.

Synonymes : arrangement, placement

Expressions courantes : disposition of something, disposition of troops

cession, aliénation

Acte juridique consistant à donner, vendre ou transférer autrement des biens ou de l’argent à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : The legal act of giving, selling, or otherwise passing property or money to someone.

• A lawyer arranged the disposition of the property.
• The will specifies the disposition of her assets.
• These rules apply to every disposition of land.

Synonymes : transfer, conveyance

Expressions courantes : disposition of property, disposition of assets

disposition, contrôle

Pouvoir de décider comment utiliser quelque chose ou ce qu’on en fait.

En anglais simple : The power to decide how something is used or dealt with.

• The funds are at your disposition.
• She has full disposition of these resources.
• The agreement gives him disposition of the remaining money.

Comment l'utiliser : at someone’s disposition (The remaining funds are at your disposition.)

Synonymes : control, command

Expressions courantes : at someone’s disposition, disposition of funds