perceive

percevoir, considérer

Comprendre ou envisager quelqu’un ou quelque chose d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To understand or think about someone or something in a particular way.

• They perceive the change as a threat.
• She perceived his silence as agreement.
• Why do people perceive this job differently?

Comment l'utiliser : perceive someone/something as something (Some customers perceive high prices as a sign of quality.); perceive that… (She perceived that he was trying to avoid her.)

Synonymes : see, regard, view

Expressions courantes : perceive something as, perceive someone as, perceive a threat, perceive something differently

percevoir

Détecter quelque chose par les sens ou prendre conscience de sa présence.

En anglais simple : To notice something through your senses or become aware that it is there.

• I could perceive a faint sound.
• She perceived a slight change in his voice.
• Can you perceive any difference between the pictures?

Synonymes : notice, detect, sense

Expressions courantes : perceive a difference, perceive something clearly, perceive a sound