estate

patrimoine, succession

L’ensemble de l’argent et des biens d’une personne, notamment ce qu’elle laisse à sa mort.

En anglais simple : All the money and property someone owns, especially what they leave after they die.

• She left her estate to her children.
• The lawyer manages his estate.
• They paid tax on the estate.

Synonymes : property, assets

Expressions courantes : someone’s estate, inherit an estate, estate tax

domaine, propriété

Vaste terrain appartenant à un seul propriétaire, souvent avec une grande maison.

En anglais simple : A large piece of land belonging to one owner, often with a large house on it.

• They own a large country estate.
• We walked through the estate’s gardens.
• The family sold two estates last year.

Synonymes : property

Expressions courantes : country estate, large estate, private estate

d’occasion

Qui a déjà appartenu à quelqu’un, surtout en parlant de bijoux précieux.

En anglais simple : Previously owned by someone else, especially used to describe valuable jewelry.

• She bought an estate ring.
• The shop sells estate jewelry.
• These estate diamonds came from a private collection.

Synonymes : secondhand, preowned

Contraires : new

Expressions courantes : estate jewelry, estate diamond, estate ring