mix

mélanger

Remuer plusieurs substances ensemble pour obtenir un seul mélange.

En anglais simple : To stir two or more substances together so they become one substance.

• Mix the eggs and milk.
• She mixed the sauce with a wooden spoon.
• Have you mixed all the ingredients together?

Comment l'utiliser : mix A with B (Mix the flour with the milk.); mix A and B together (Mix the sugar and butter together.)

Synonymes : blend, stir together

Expressions courantes : mix the ingredients, mix well, mix thoroughly

mélanger, combiner

Réunir des choses de types différents que l’on garde habituellement séparées.

En anglais simple : To put different types of things together that are often kept apart.

• Don’t mix the clean and dirty clothes.
• She mixed modern furniture with old family pieces.
• They often mix business and pleasure.

Comment l'utiliser : mix A with B (Do not mix white clothes with red ones.); mix A and B (The design mixes old and new styles.)

Synonymes : combine, blend

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : mix business and pleasure, mix different styles, mix something together

préparer, mélanger

Fabriquer quelque chose en réunissant plusieurs ingrédients ou éléments.

En anglais simple : To make something by combining several ingredients or parts.

• He mixed a fruit drink.
• We mixed concrete for the garden wall.
• She mixed red and white paint to make pink.

Comment l'utiliser : mix something for someone (She mixed a drink for her guest.)

Synonymes : make, blend

Expressions courantes : mix a cocktail, mix concrete, mix a drink

mixer

Préparer le son final d’un enregistrement en réglant ses différentes parties.

En anglais simple : To prepare a recording’s final sound by adjusting its different recorded parts.

• She will mix the song tomorrow.
• The producer mixed their new album in London.
• Who mixed this recording?

Expressions courantes : mix a song, mix an album, mix a recording

mélanger, battre

Mélanger des ingrédients à l’aide d’un appareil électrique.

En anglais simple : To blend ingredients using an electric machine.

• Mix the batter on low speed.
• She mixed the dough using an electric mixer.
• Mix for two minutes, then switch off the machine.

Synonymes : blend

Expressions courantes : mix the batter, mix on low, mix until smooth

mixer

Réunir des sons enregistrés séparément en une seule piste, en réglant leur équilibre.

En anglais simple : To combine separate recorded sounds into one track, adjusting how they sound together.

• Mix the drum tracks together.
• She mixed the vocals with the guitar track.
• The engineer mixed six tracks down to one.

Comment l'utiliser : mix something down to something (They mixed the drum tracks down to one track.)

Synonymes : blend, combine

Expressions courantes : mix audio tracks, mix the vocals, mix tracks together

mélange, combinaison

Ensemble réunissant différents types de personnes ou de choses.

En anglais simple : A combination of different kinds of people or things.

• The shop sells a mix of old and new books.
• An interesting mix of people came to dinner.
• The building’s mix of styles gives it character.

Comment l'utiliser : mix of someone/something (The class has a mix of students from different countries.)

Synonymes : mixture, combination, blend

Expressions courantes : mix of styles, interesting mix, diverse mix

mélange

Substance obtenue en réunissant plusieurs ingrédients ou matériaux.

En anglais simple : A substance made by combining two or more ingredients or materials.

• Add water to the mix.
• The concrete mix was too thick.
• She poured the mix into a baking tin.

Comment l'utiliser : mix of A and B (The coating is a mix of sand and cement.)

Synonymes : mixture, blend

Expressions courantes : concrete mix, add to the mix, thick mix