sea

mer

Grande étendue d’eau salée, souvent reliée à un océan.

En anglais simple : A large area of salt water, often connected to an ocean.

• The sea is blue today.
• We swam in the sea.
• Ships crossed several seas on their journey.

Synonymes : ogin, briny, mere

Expressions courantes : the open sea, by the sea, sea water

marin

Devant un nom, indique que quelque chose vit dans la mer, en provient ou s’y rapporte.

En anglais simple : Used before another noun for something that lives in, comes from, or relates to ocean water.

• A cool sea breeze blew.
• These sea creatures live in deep water.
• The town is below sea level.

Synonymes : marine

Expressions courantes : sea level, sea creatures, sea breeze

mer

Grand lac dont le nom contient «sea», parfois rempli d’eau salée.

En anglais simple : A large lake whose name uses this word, sometimes containing salt water.

• The Caspian Sea is a large lake.
• We visited the Sea of Galilee.
• The Salton Sea has very salty water.

Expressions courantes : Caspian Sea, inland sea, Sea of Galilee