organic

bio, biologique

Cultivé ou produit sans produits chimiques artificiels destinés à éliminer les nuisibles ou à favoriser la croissance des cultures.

En anglais simple : Grown or produced without artificial chemicals used to kill pests or help crops grow.

• We buy organic vegetables.
• This farm produces organic milk and eggs.
• Is all the fruit in this shop organic?

Expressions courantes : organic food, organic vegetables, organic farming, organic milk

organique

Qui vient des êtres vivants ou qui a un rapport avec eux.

En anglais simple : Coming from, or connected with, living things.

• Organic waste can become compost.
• The soil contains plenty of organic matter.
• Bacteria break down organic material in the water.

Synonymes : biological

Contraires : inorganic

Expressions courantes : organic matter, organic waste, organic material

organique

Qui concerne certains composés du carbone présents dans les êtres vivants et dans de nombreuses autres substances.

En anglais simple : Connected with the kinds of carbon chemicals found in living things and many other substances.

• She studies organic chemistry.
• The laboratory uses several organic solvents.
• This reaction produces a new organic compound.

Contraires : inorganic

Expressions courantes : organic chemistry, organic compound, organic solvent

naturel, organique

Qui se développe naturellement et progressivement, sans suivre un plan fixé à l’avance.

En anglais simple : Developing naturally, little by little, rather than following a fixed plan.

• The story grew through an organic process.
• Their friendship had a slow, organic development.
• The business achieved organic growth through returning customers.

Synonymes : natural, gradual

Expressions courantes : organic growth, organic process, organic development

cohérent, organique

Dont les différentes parties s’accordent bien pour former un tout complet.

En anglais simple : Having parts that fit together well to make one complete whole.

• The separate scenes form an organic whole.
• Each movement contributes to the symphony's organic unity.
• Her design gives these different elements an organic structure.

Synonymes : coherent, integrated, harmonious

Contraires : disjointed

Expressions courantes : organic whole, organic unity, organic structure

organique

Lié à un organe du corps, notamment à un changement physique ou à une maladie de cet organe.

En anglais simple : Connected with a body part, especially a physical change or illness in that part.

• The tests showed organic brain damage.
• Doctors found no organic cause for her symptoms.
• An organic disorder can affect how an organ works.

Contraires : functional

Expressions courantes : organic disease, organic brain damage, organic disorder