elite

d'élite, sélect

Choisi parmi les meilleurs ou réservé à un petit groupe privilégié.

En anglais simple : Chosen as among the best, or available only to a small group with special advantages.

• She joined an elite team.
• Only a few students enter this elite school.
• Elite athletes often train twice a day.

Synonymes : exclusive, select, top

Expressions courantes : elite athletes, elite school, elite club

élite, classe dirigeante

Petit groupe qui possède plus de pouvoir, d’argent ou d’avantages sociaux que les autres.

En anglais simple : A small group of people with more power, money, or social advantages than others.

• The elite control much of the wealth.
• She criticized the country's political elite.
• A small elite owned most of the land.

Synonymes : ruling class, upper class, establishment

Expressions courantes : ruling elite, political elite, wealthy elite

élite, les meilleurs

Personnes d’un groupe considérées comme les meilleures ou les plus compétentes.

En anglais simple : The people in a group who are considered the best or most skilled.

• Only the elite were selected.
• She now competes among the world's sporting elite.
• The team brings together the elite of local chess players.

Comment l'utiliser : the elite of something (These musicians are the elite of the orchestra.)

Synonymes : best, cream, top performers

Expressions courantes : sporting elite, the elite, elite of something

caractère élite

Taille de caractères de machine à écrire permettant douze lettres ou espaces par pouce.

En anglais simple : A size of typewriter lettering that fits twelve letters or spaces into one inch.

• This typewriter uses elite.
• She typed the letter in elite rather than pica.
• Elite fits twelve characters into each inch.

Expressions courantes : elite type, elite typeface, in elite