magician

magicien, illusionniste

Personne qui divertit le public avec des tours donnant l’impression de réaliser l’impossible.

En anglais simple : A person who entertains people with tricks that seem impossible.

• The magician pulled out a rabbit.
• We hired a magician for the birthday party.
• How do magicians make cards disappear?

Synonymes : illusionist, conjurer

Expressions courantes : stage magician, professional magician, magician's trick, street magician

magicien, sorcier

Personne censée posséder des pouvoirs permettant de réaliser des choses impossibles.

En anglais simple : A person believed to have special powers that can make impossible things happen.

• The magician cast a spell.
• An ancient magician guarded the hidden castle.
• The villagers believed that magicians could control the weather.

Synonymes : wizard, sorcerer

Expressions courantes : powerful magician, evil magician, magician's spell

magicien, virtuose

Personne si douée dans un domaine que ses réalisations semblent presque impossibles.

En anglais simple : Someone whose great skill makes what they do seem almost impossible.

• Our chef is a magician.
• He is a magician with a football.
• That mechanic is a real magician; my old car runs perfectly.

Comment l'utiliser : a magician with something (She is a magician with a sewing machine.)

Synonymes : wizard, genius, expert

Expressions courantes : magician with something, magician in the kitchen, real magician

personnage mystérieux, énigme

Personne dont le caractère ou les actions sont difficiles à comprendre.

En anglais simple : A person whose character or actions are difficult to understand.

• Nobody understood that silent magician.
• He remained a magician to us, his motives impossible to read.
• The stranger was a magician whose secrets nobody could explain.

Synonymes : enigma, mystery

Expressions courantes : mysterious magician, elusive magician, silent magician