mass

masse

Quantité de matière contenue dans un objet, généralement mesurée en grammes ou en kilogrammes.

En anglais simple : The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

• The ball has a mass of two kilograms.
• We measured the mass of each sample.
• An object's mass stays the same when it moves to the moon.

Expressions courantes : mass of something, body mass, total mass, measure mass

masse, amas

Grande quantité de matière ou ensemble de nombreuses choses réunies.

En anglais simple : A large amount of material or many things gathered together.

• A mass of leaves covered the path.
• Her hair was a tangled mass.
• Dark masses of cloud gathered above the hills.

Comment l'utiliser : a mass of something (A mass of branches blocked the stream.)

Synonymes : heap, pile, bulk

Expressions courantes : mass of something, tangled mass, solid mass, great mass

messe

Célébration chrétienne, surtout catholique, où l’on partage le pain et le vin en mémoire de Jésus.

En anglais simple : A Christian church service, especially Catholic, where bread and wine are shared in memory of Jesus.

• They attend mass every Sunday.
• The priest celebrated mass in the small chapel.
• We went to midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

Synonymes : Eucharist

Expressions courantes : attend mass, Sunday mass, midnight mass, celebrate mass

foule, masse

Un grand nombre de personnes réunies au même endroit.

En anglais simple : A large number of people gathered together.

• A mass of fans filled the street.
• We could barely move through the mass of people.
• The protesters formed a huge mass outside the building.

Comment l'utiliser : a mass of people (A mass of people waited outside the station.)

Synonymes : crowd, throng

Expressions courantes : mass of people, mass of protesters, cheering mass, moving mass

masse, grosseur

Grosseur inhabituelle dans le corps, que l’on peut sentir au toucher ou voir lors d’un examen médical.

En anglais simple : An unusual lump in the body that can be felt or seen during a medical examination.

• The scan showed a small mass.
• The doctor felt a mass in her abdomen.
• Surgeons removed the mass and sent it for testing.

Synonymes : lump

Expressions courantes : abdominal mass, breast mass, remove a mass, detect a mass

massif, de masse

Qui concerne ou touche un très grand nombre de choses.

En anglais simple : Affecting or involving a very large number of things.

• Mass production made the toys cheaper.
• Scientists found evidence of a mass extinction.
• The disease caused mass deaths among the birds.

Synonymes : large-scale, widespread

Expressions courantes : mass production, mass extinction, mass destruction, mass manufacture

de masse, massif

Qui implique ou touche un très grand nombre de personnes, ou leur est destiné.

En anglais simple : Involving, affecting, or intended for a very large number of people.

• The closures caused mass unemployment.
• Thousands joined a mass protest.
• The government launched a mass vaccination programme.

Synonymes : large-scale, widespread

Expressions courantes : mass unemployment, mass media, mass protest, mass vaccination