group

groupe

Plusieurs personnes ou choses réunies ou liées entre elles d’une certaine façon.

En anglais simple : Several people or things that are together or connected in some way.

• A group of friends came over.
• We divided the class into three groups.
• Which group do you belong to?

Comment l'utiliser : a group of someone/something (A group of children waited outside.)

Synonymes : set, collection

Expressions courantes : group of people, a small group, join a group, group of houses

groupe fonctionnel

Un ensemble d’atomes dans une molécule qui lui donne certaines propriétés chimiques.

En anglais simple : A set of atoms in a molecule that gives it particular chemical properties.

• This molecule contains a hydroxyl group.
• The two groups react differently with water.
• Adding a methyl group changed the chemical properties.

Synonymes : functional group

Expressions courantes : functional group, hydroxyl group, methyl group

regrouper, classer

Réunir des personnes ou des choses selon une caractéristique ou un objectif commun.

En anglais simple : To put people or things together according to a shared feature or purpose.

• Group the toys by colour.
• The teacher grouped the children into teams.
• These plants are usually grouped together.

Comment l'utiliser : group someone/something by something (Group the books by subject.); group someone/something into something (The teacher grouped us into pairs.); group someone/something together (Group similar items together.)

Synonymes : arrange, classify, sort

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : group things together, group by size, group someone with someone