option

option, choix

Quelque chose qu’on peut choisir de faire ou d’avoir.

En anglais simple : Something you can choose to do or have.

• We have another option.
• Walking is the cheapest option.
• Do you have the option of working from home?

Comment l'utiliser : option to do something (You have the option to pay later.); option of doing something (They offered us the option of staying another night.)

Synonymes : choice, alternative

Expressions courantes : another option, best option, option to leave

acheter une option sur

Payer pour avoir le droit d’acheter ou d’utiliser quelque chose plus tard, souvent pour un film.

En anglais simple : To pay for the right to buy something or use it later, often for a film.

• The studio optioned her novel.
• A producer wants to option the story.
• They optioned the script but never made the film.

Expressions courantes : option a novel, option film rights, option a screenplay