give

donner, remettre

Faire recevoir quelque chose à quelqu’un, souvent en le lui remettant en main.

En anglais simple : To let someone have something, often by putting it in their hands.

• Give me the pen, please.
• She gave him her spare ticket.
• Can you give this letter to your mother?

Comment l'utiliser : give someone something (Please give me the key.); give something to someone (She gave the book to her brother.)

Synonymes : hand, pass

Contraires : take, receive

Expressions courantes : give someone something, give something to someone, give me that, give someone a key

faire, prononcer

Présenter devant un public une intervention ou un discours préparé.

En anglais simple : To speak to an audience in a planned talk or speech.

• She will give a short talk.
• He gave a speech at the wedding.
• Have you ever given a presentation to a large audience?

Synonymes : deliver, present

Expressions courantes : give a speech, give a talk, give a lecture, give a presentation

offrir, donner

Remettre quelque chose en cadeau ou en don, sans demander d’argent en échange.

En anglais simple : To let someone have something as a present, without asking for payment.

• I gave her some flowers.
• They give money to charity every month.
• What will you give him for his birthday?

Comment l'utiliser : give someone something for an occasion (We gave her a bicycle for her birthday.); give something to someone (He gave flowers to his grandmother.)

Synonymes : donate, gift

Contraires : receive

Expressions courantes : give a present, give someone flowers, give to charity

souplesse, élasticité

Capacité d’un matériau ou d’un objet à se plier ou à s’étirer sous une pression ou une traction.

En anglais simple : The ability of a material or object to bend or stretch when pressed or pulled.

• This fabric has some give.
• The seat had enough give to feel comfortable.
• There isn't much give in this stiff leather.

Comment l'utiliser : give in something (There is some give in the fabric.)

Synonymes : flexibility, elasticity

Contraires : rigidity

Expressions courantes : some give, a little give, give in something