rank

fétide, nauséabond

Qui a une odeur ou un goût très fort et désagréable.

En anglais simple : Having a very strong, unpleasant smell or taste.

• His socks smelled rank.
• A rank smell came from the bin.
• The old cooking oil had a rank taste.

Synonymes : foul, stinking, rancid

Contraires : fragrant

Expressions courantes : rank smell, rank breath, rank taste

total, pur

Sert à renforcer une critique en soulignant le caractère complet et très mauvais de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Complete and very bad; used to emphasize criticism.

• That claim is rank nonsense.
• The decision showed rank stupidity.
• Only a rank amateur would make that mistake.

Synonymes : utter, absolute, complete

Expressions courantes : rank amateur, rank hypocrisy, rank stupidity

répugnant, nauséabond

Très désagréable, surtout à cause d'une odeur forte et mauvaise.

En anglais simple : Very unpleasant, especially because of a strong, bad smell.

• A rank smell came from the bin.
• His boots were rank after the long walk.
• The room was full of rank cigarette smoke.

Synonymes : disgusting, foul

Expressions courantes : rank smell, rank breath, rank odor

grade

Niveau officiel d'autorité dans une organisation, notamment dans l'armée.

En anglais simple : An official level of authority in an organization, especially the army.

• His rank is captain.
• She was promoted to a higher rank.
• Officers of different ranks attended the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : rank of someone/something (She holds the rank of captain.)

Expressions courantes : military rank, rank of captain, senior rank

rang, classement

Position dans une liste comparant des personnes ou des choses selon leur qualité, leur taille ou un autre critère.

En anglais simple : A position in a list that compares people or things by quality, size, or another feature.

• Her rank in the class is fifth.
• The school rose to a higher rank this year.
• What rank did our team achieve?

Synonymes : position, ranking

Expressions courantes : high rank, low rank, overall rank

rang social, position sociale

Position d'une personne dans la société selon sa famille, sa richesse ou son importance.

En anglais simple : A person’s position in society according to their family, wealth, or importance.

• His family enjoyed high social rank.
• People of every rank gathered in the square.
• She married a man of lower rank.

Synonymes : status, standing

Expressions courantes : social rank, high rank, equal rank

rangée

Une des huit rangées de cases allant de gauche à droite sur un échiquier.

En anglais simple : One of the eight rows of squares running from left to right on a chessboard.

• The king stood on the back rank.
• Her pawn reached the eighth rank.
• Two rooks controlled the seventh rank.

Synonymes : row

Expressions courantes : back rank, eighth rank, seventh rank

se classer, se situer

Avoir une certaine place par rapport à d'autres personnes ou choses.

En anglais simple : To have a particular position when compared with other people or things.

• Our team ranks second.
• The city ranked third for public transport.
• Does this school rank highly?

Comment l'utiliser : rank among someone/something (The college ranks among the best in the country.); rank as something (This ranks as her greatest achievement.)

Synonymes : place, stand

Expressions courantes : rank first, rank among something, rank highly