sake

bien, intérêt

S’emploie pour dire qu’on fait quelque chose pour aider une personne ou lui faire plaisir.

En anglais simple : Used to say that you do something to help someone or make them happy.

• Please try for my sake.
• She moved nearer for her mother's sake.
• For the sake of the children, they agreed to stop arguing.

Comment l'utiliser : for someone's sake (Please stay calm for the children's sake.); for the sake of someone (They stayed together for the sake of their son.)

Synonymes : benefit, interest

Expressions courantes : for someone's sake, for my sake, for your sake, for her sake

bon sang, pour l'amour de Dieu

S’emploie dans des expressions de colère, de surprise ou de demande insistante.

En anglais simple : Used in expressions that show anger, surprise, or a strong request.

• For heaven's sake, hurry up!
• Why didn't you call, for God's sake?
• For Pete's sake, let me finish speaking!

Comment l'utiliser : for God's/heaven's/Pete's sake (For heaven's sake, put your phone away!)

Expressions courantes : for god's sake, for heaven's sake, for pete's sake

souci, raison

S’emploie pour indiquer dans quel but ou pour quelle raison on fait quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Used to give the purpose or reason for doing something.

• For safety's sake, lock the door.
• We shortened the list for the sake of simplicity.
• For the sake of argument, let's assume you're right.

Comment l'utiliser : for the sake of something (For the sake of clarity, I added a diagram.); for something's sake (Wear a helmet for safety's sake.)

Synonymes : purpose, reason

Expressions courantes : for safety's sake, for clarity's sake, for simplicity's sake, for argument's sake

saké

Boisson alcoolisée japonaise fabriquée à partir de riz.

En anglais simple : A Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.

• We drank sake with dinner.
• The restaurant serves warm sake in small cups.
• She brought a bottle of sake from Japan.

Synonymes : rice wine

Expressions courantes : drink sake, warm sake, bottle of sake, japanese sake