ok

bien, indemne

Qui se sent bien ou qui est en sécurité et sans blessure.

En anglais simple : Feeling well, or safe and not hurt.

• Are you ok?
• I felt ok after a short rest.
• The children were ok after the accident.

Synonymes : fine, well, unhurt

Contraires : unwell

Expressions courantes : feel ok, be ok, look ok

correct, acceptable

Assez bon pour convenir, sans être particulièrement bon.

En anglais simple : Good enough or acceptable, without being especially good.

• The food was ok.
• Is this time ok with you?
• Her first attempt was ok, but the second was better.

Comment l'utiliser : be ok with someone (Is that time ok with you?); be ok to do something (Is it ok to park here?)

Synonymes : acceptable, all right, fine

Contraires : unacceptable

Expressions courantes : look ok, taste ok, ok with someone

sympa

Agréable ou plutôt bien comme personne.

En anglais simple : Pleasant or reasonably good as a person.

• He is an ok guy.
• Our new neighbours seem ok.
• She is an ok boss once you know her.

Synonymes : nice, decent, pleasant

Expressions courantes : ok guy, ok person, ok friend

accord, feu vert

Permission ou accord qui permet de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Permission or agreement that allows something to happen.

• We need your ok.
• She gave the ok for the repairs.
• Did you get the ok from your boss?

Comment l'utiliser : get the ok to do something (We got the ok to start work.); get someone’s ok (You need to get your manager’s ok.)

Synonymes : approval, permission, go-ahead

Contraires : refusal

Expressions courantes : give the ok, get the ok, ok from someone

approuver, autoriser

Donner son accord ou autoriser quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To approve something or give permission for it to happen.

• Please ok the payment.
• The manager okayed our holiday request.
• Who has to ok this plan?

Synonymes : approve, authorize

Contraires : reject

Expressions courantes : ok a plan, ok a request, ok the budget

faire approuver

Soumettre un projet à quelqu’un pour obtenir son accord.

En anglais simple : If you check a plan with someone, you ask whether they agree to it.

• Did you ok it with Mum?
• She okayed the trip with her boss first.
• We need to ok these changes with the owner.

Comment l'utiliser : ok something with someone (Please ok the dates with your manager.)

Synonymes : clear

Expressions courantes : ok something with someone, ok the plan

d’accord

Se dit pour montrer qu’on accepte ce que quelqu’un dit ou qu’on est d’accord.

En anglais simple : You say this to show that you agree or accept what someone says.

• Ok, I will help you.
• Ok, see you tomorrow.
• You need another hour? Ok, take your time.

Synonymes : all right, sure

Expressions courantes : ok then, ok sure

d’accord ?

Se dit après une phrase pour vérifier que l’autre personne est d’accord ou a compris.

En anglais simple : You say this after a statement to ask whether someone agrees or understands.

• We will meet at six, ok?
• Please stay here, ok?
• I need your answer by Friday, ok?

Synonymes : all right, right

Expressions courantes : ok with you, that is ok