extra

supplémentaire

Qui dépasse la quantité habituelle ou s’ajoute à ce qu’on a déjà.

En anglais simple : More than the usual amount, or added to what you already have.

• We need an extra chair.
• She earns extra money at weekends.
• Take extra care on the wet roads.

Synonymes : additional, more, further

Expressions courantes : extra time, extra money, extra help

excessif, théâtral

Qui se comporte de façon trop théâtrale ou exagérée pour la situation.

En anglais simple : Behaving in a way that seems too dramatic or too much for the situation.

• You are being extra today.
• That huge entrance was a little extra.
• She wore three crowns because she likes being extra.

Synonymes : overdramatic, over the top

Expressions courantes : so extra, being extra, a little extra

particulièrement, extra

En plus grande quantité ou avec plus d’intensité que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : More than usual, or to a greater degree.

• Be extra careful here.
• I bought an extra large shirt.
• She worked extra hard before the exam.

Synonymes : especially, particularly

Expressions courantes : extra large, extra careful, extra hard, extra fast

option, supplément

Fonction ou service ajouté au produit de base, souvent contre un paiement supplémentaire.

En anglais simple : An additional feature or service, often costing more than the basic product.

• Breakfast is an optional extra.
• The car comes with several useful extras.
• How much do these extras cost?

Synonymes : add-on, additional feature

Expressions courantes : optional extra, extras included, pay for extras

figurant

Personne qui apparaît à l’arrière-plan d’un film ou d’une série, généralement sans parler.

En anglais simple : Someone in a film or television scene who has a small background role, usually without speaking.

• He worked as an extra.
• The director needed fifty extras for the crowd scene.
• An extra stood behind the two main actors.

Synonymes : background actor

Expressions courantes : film extra, as an extra, hire an extra

édition spéciale

Numéro de journal publié en dehors du rythme habituel pour annoncer des événements importants.

En anglais simple : A newspaper issue printed outside its normal schedule to report important new events.

• The newspaper printed an extra.
• Street sellers shouted about the evening extra.
• An extra announced the end of the war.

Synonymes : special edition

Expressions courantes : newspaper extra, print an extra, special extra

exagération, excès

Comportement qui paraît inutilement excessif ou théâtral.

En anglais simple : Behavior that seems unnecessarily dramatic or excessive.

• I cannot handle your extra today.
• There was so much extra over one tiny mistake.
• All this extra is making a simple task difficult.

Synonymes : drama, excess

Expressions courantes : all this extra, so much extra, your extra today