mystery

mystère, énigme

Quelque chose qu’on ne peut pas comprendre ou expliquer, faute d’informations importantes.

En anglais simple : Something that people cannot understand or explain because important facts are unknown.

• It is a mystery.
• Nobody has solved the mystery of her disappearance.
• How they got inside remains a mystery.

Comment l'utiliser : a mystery to someone (His sudden departure is a mystery to me.)

Synonymes : puzzle, enigma

Expressions courantes : solve a mystery, remain a mystery, complete mystery

roman policier

Récit dans lequel quelqu’un cherche à élucider un crime ou un événement étrange.

En anglais simple : A story about a strange event or crime, in which someone tries to discover what happened.

• I enjoy a good mystery.
• She wrote a mystery set in a small village.
• Have you read any of his mysteries?

Synonymes : detective story, crime story, whodunit

Expressions courantes : read a mystery, murder mystery, mystery novel

mystère

Cérémonie religieuse secrète réservée aux personnes admises dans un groupe particulier.

En anglais simple : A secret religious ceremony in which only people accepted into a particular religious group could take part.

• Only members could attend the mystery.
• The ancient mysteries included secret religious ceremonies.
• New members prepared carefully before taking part in the mysteries.

Synonymes : secret rite

Expressions courantes : ancient mystery, mystery cult, mystery rite

mystère

Événement de la vie de Jésus que les chrétiens méditent pendant certaines prières.

En anglais simple : An event in the life of Jesus that Christians think about during certain prayers.

• They prayed over the first mystery.
• The crucifixion is one of the sorrowful mysteries.
• Each mystery gives the group an event to reflect on.

Expressions courantes : joyful mystery, sorrowful mystery, glorious mystery