mention

mention

Courte référence à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose, à l’oral ou à l’écrit.

En anglais simple : A short spoken or written reference to someone or something.

• The report contains no mention of costs.
• Her work deserves a mention.
• He received a brief mention in the newspaper.

Comment l'utiliser : mention of someone/something (There was no mention of the missing keys.)

Synonymes : reference

Expressions courantes : mention of something, make mention, passing mention

mentionner, évoquer

Parler brièvement de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, à l’oral ou à l’écrit.

En anglais simple : To say or write something about someone or something briefly.

• Did she mention my name?
• He mentioned seeing you at the station.
• I forgot to mention that dinner is at seven.

Comment l'utiliser : mention something to someone (I mentioned the problem to my teacher.); mention doing something (She mentioned visiting her sister.); mention that… (He mentioned that the shop was closed.)

Synonymes : refer to, bring up

Expressions courantes : mention something, mention a name, mention to someone