guide

guide

Personne ou chose qui aide à trouver son chemin ou montre quoi faire.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that helps you find your way or shows you what to do.

• Our guide showed us the castle.
• We followed a local guide through the forest.
• Use the stars as your guide at night.

Expressions courantes : tour guide, local guide, guide for someone

guide, manuel

Livre ou document qui présente un lieu, explique un sujet ou indique comment faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A book or document that explains a place, subject, or how to do something.

• Read the guide before you start.
• This travel guide includes several useful maps.
• Have you seen our guide to growing vegetables?

Comment l'utiliser : a guide to something (I bought a guide to local birds.)

Synonymes : guidebook, handbook, manual

Expressions courantes : travel guide, user guide, guide to something

panneau indicateur

Panneau qui indique la direction à suivre.

En anglais simple : A sign that shows people which way to go.

• A wooden guide points toward the village.
• We followed the guide at the crossroads.
• The guides along the trail show the correct route.

Synonymes : guidepost, signpost

Expressions courantes : wooden guide, roadside guide, guide at junctions

repère, guide

Marque ou objet visible qui aide à trouver rapidement un emplacement ou une information utile.

En anglais simple : A visible mark or object that helps you quickly find a position or useful information.

• Use the red line as a guide.
• The designer added guides to align the pictures.
• A small guide marks the edge of the page.

Synonymes : reference mark, marker

Expressions courantes : visual guide, alignment guide, guide on screen

guide

Dispositif qui maintient une pièce mobile dans la bonne direction ou position.

En anglais simple : A device that keeps a moving part going in the correct direction or position.

• The guide keeps the blade straight.
• Adjust the guide before cutting the wood.
• Worn guides can allow the moving parts to shake.

Expressions courantes : blade guide, drill guide, metal guide

guide spirituel

Esprit qui, selon certaines croyances, communique avec les gens par une personne dotée de pouvoirs particuliers.

En anglais simple : A spirit believed to communicate with people through someone with special powers.

• The medium said her guide was speaking.
• He believed his guide sent messages from the spirit world.
• Several guides supposedly spoke during the session.

Synonymes : spirit guide

Expressions courantes : spirit guide, spiritual guide

guider

Montrer à quelqu’un où aller ou comment faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To show someone where to go or how to do something.

• She guided us around the town.
• A nurse guided him to his room.
• Can you guide me through these steps?

Comment l'utiliser : guide someone to somewhere (She guided us to the entrance.); guide someone through something (He guided me through the booking process.)

Synonymes : lead, direct

Expressions courantes : guide someone home, guide someone through, guide the visitors

orienter, guider

Influencer la manière de penser ou d’agir de quelqu’un, ou le développement de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To influence how someone thinks or acts, or how something develops.

• Our values guide our decisions.
• Clear evidence guided the new policy.
• What principles should guide your choice?

Synonymes : direct, influence, shape

Expressions courantes : guide a decision, guide policy, guide someone’s actions