recipient

destinataire, bénéficiaire

Personne qui reçoit quelque chose, comme un cadeau, un paiement, une lettre ou un prix.

En anglais simple : A person who gets something, such as a gift, payment, letter, or award.

• Please write the recipient’s address clearly.
• Each recipient received a small gift.
• She was one of three recipients of the award.

Comment l'utiliser : recipient of something (He was the recipient of a scholarship.)

Synonymes : receiver

Contraires : sender

Expressions courantes : award recipient, intended recipient, recipient of something

receveur

Personne à qui l’on transplante un organe ou un tissu provenant d’une autre personne.

En anglais simple : A person who receives an organ or body tissue from another person.

• The recipient is recovering well.
• Doctors matched the donor with a suitable recipient.
• Heart transplant recipients need regular medical checks.

Comment l'utiliser : recipient of something (She was the recipient of a donated kidney.)

Contraires : donor

Expressions courantes : transplant recipient, kidney recipient, organ recipient

récipient collecteur

Récipient d’un appareil de distillation qui recueille le liquide formé quand la vapeur refroidit.

En anglais simple : The container in a still that collects liquid after it has been turned into vapor and cooled.

• The liquid dripped into the recipient.
• A glass recipient collected the cooled liquid.
• They emptied the recipient before continuing the distillation.

Synonymes : receiver, receiving vessel

Expressions courantes : glass recipient, distillation recipient, recipient flask