grace

grâce, élégance

Facilité à bouger de façon souple, fluide et belle.

En anglais simple : The ability to move smoothly, beautifully, and easily.

• She dances with grace.
• The bird landed with surprising grace.
• Years of practice gave his movements a natural grace.

Synonymes : elegance, poise

Contraires : clumsiness

Expressions courantes : with grace, natural grace, grace and balance

grâce

Bonté ou aide accordée sans avoir à la mériter, notamment par Dieu.

En anglais simple : Kindness or help given freely, especially by God, without needing to earn it.

• They trusted in the grace of God.
• She believed that grace could change a person.
• The sermon linked grace with freely given love.

Synonymes : favor, mercy

Expressions courantes : grace of God, divine grace, by grace

charme, qualité

Qualité qui donne du charme à une personne ou à une chose.

En anglais simple : A pleasant or attractive quality that makes a person or thing more appealing.

• Her kindness was her greatest grace.
• His humor was the evening’s saving grace.
• She possessed all the social graces expected at court.

Synonymes : charm, virtue, attraction

Expressions courantes : saving grace, grace and charm, a particular grace

bénédicité

Courte prière pour remercier Dieu de la nourriture, avant ou après un repas.

En anglais simple : A short prayer thanking God for food before or after a meal.

• Let us say grace.
• Her grandfather said grace before dinner.
• The children waited until grace was finished before eating.

Synonymes : blessing

Expressions courantes : say grace, grace before dinner

délai de grâce, sursis

Temps supplémentaire accordé pour payer une dette ou remplir une obligation.

En anglais simple : Extra time allowed before someone must pay a debt or meet a requirement.

• The bank gave us a month’s grace.
• You have ten days of grace to pay.
• Interest is reduced during the grace period.

Synonymes : extension, reprieve

Expressions courantes : grace period, days of grace, a month’s grace

grâce, faveur

Cadeau ou avantage accordé librement, sans avoir à le mériter.

En anglais simple : A gift or benefit given freely, without being earned.

• The king granted him a special grace.
• She regarded the unexpected help as a grace.
• They received these graces without having earned them.

Synonymes : gift, favor, blessing

Expressions courantes : a special grace, receive a grace, grant a grace

orner, honorer

Rendre un lieu ou une occasion plus beaux ou plus remarquables par sa présence.

En anglais simple : To make a place or occasion more special or beautiful by being there.

• Fresh flowers grace the table.
• The singer graced our little stage last night.
• His portrait graces the cover of the magazine.

Comment l'utiliser : grace something with something (She graced the occasion with her presence.)

Synonymes : adorn, enhance

Expressions courantes : grace something with, grace the stage, grace the occasion