inform

informer, prévenir

Donner à quelqu’un des renseignements ou des nouvelles.

En anglais simple : To tell someone facts or news about something.

• Please inform your teacher.
• They informed us of the delay.
• Did anyone inform you that the meeting was cancelled?

Comment l'utiliser : inform someone of/about something (Please inform us of any changes.); inform someone that… (She informed me that the office was closed.)

Synonymes : tell, notify

Expressions courantes : inform someone, inform the public, inform someone promptly

éclairer, orienter

Apporter des connaissances qui aident à se faire une opinion ou à prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : To provide knowledge that helps someone form an opinion or make a decision.

• Research will inform our decision.
• Her experience informed her views on education.
• The findings should inform future policy.

Synonymes : guide, influence

Expressions courantes : inform a decision, inform policy, inform someone’s opinion

imprégner, inspirer

Influencer profondément quelque chose et lui donner un caractère particulier.

En anglais simple : To give something a particular quality or character by influencing it throughout.

• Humor informs all her writing.
• His faith informed every painting he made.
• A love of nature informs the whole collection.

Synonymes : shape, influence, pervade

Expressions courantes : inform someone’s work, inform everything, inform someone’s writing

guider, orienter

Guider la façon dont quelqu’un agit ou dont quelque chose est fait.

En anglais simple : To act as a guide for how someone behaves or how something is done.

• These principles inform our daily practice.
• A strict code informs the profession’s conduct.
• Respect for patients should inform every action.

Synonymes : guide, direct

Expressions courantes : inform professional practice, inform someone’s conduct, inform someone’s actions