follow

suivre

Se déplacer derrière quelqu’un ou quelque chose, dans la même direction.

En anglais simple : To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.

• Follow me to the kitchen.
• The dog followed its owner home.
• We followed the path through the woods.

Synonymes : go after, trail

Contraires : lead

Expressions courantes : follow someone, follow a path, follow behind someone, follow that car

suivre, respecter

Faire ce que demandent des consignes, des règles ou des conseils.

En anglais simple : To do what instructions, rules, or advice tell you to do.

• Please follow the instructions.
• She followed the recipe exactly.
• Did you follow your doctor’s advice?

Synonymes : obey, comply with

Contraires : disobey

Expressions courantes : follow instructions, follow the rules, follow someone’s advice

suivre, succéder à

Se produire ou venir après autre chose dans le temps ou dans un ordre.

En anglais simple : To happen or come after something else in time or order.

• Dinner follows the meeting.
• A short break followed the first lesson.
• What follows this chapter?

Comment l'utiliser : be followed by something (The talk was followed by a short discussion.)

Synonymes : come after, succeed

Contraires : precede

Expressions courantes : follow something, follow shortly, follow a meeting

coulé

Coup de billard qui fait avancer la bille jouée après qu’elle a touché une autre bille.

En anglais simple : A billiards shot that makes your ball keep moving forward after it hits another ball.

• Use follow on this shot.
• Too much follow sent the cue ball into a pocket.
• She added follow to keep the ball moving forward.

Synonymes : topspin

Contraires : draw

Expressions courantes : follow shot, apply follow, use follow