smooth

lisse

Se dit d’une surface régulière au toucher, sans parties rugueuses.

En anglais simple : A surface that feels flat and even when you touch it, without rough parts.

• The stone feels smooth.
• She ran her hand over the smooth wooden table.
• These sheets are smoother than our old ones.

Synonymes : even, silky

Contraires : rough

Expressions courantes : smooth skin, smooth surface, smooth stone, smooth wood

homogène, sans grumeaux

Se dit d’un liquide ou d’un mélange sans grumeaux ni petits morceaux solides.

En anglais simple : A liquid or mixture with no small solid pieces or lumps in it.

• Stir until the sauce is smooth.
• She blended the soup to make it smooth.
• Add milk for a smoother mixture.

Synonymes : lump-free

Contraires : lumpy

Expressions courantes : smooth sauce, smooth mixture, smooth batter, smooth consistency

charmeur, raffiné

Sûr de soi et poli, avec une manière d’attirer ou de convaincre facilement les autres.

En anglais simple : Confident and polite in a way that easily attracts or persuades people.

• He's a smooth talker.
• Her smooth manner impressed everyone at the meeting.
• The salesman was so smooth that I almost believed him.

Synonymes : suave, sophisticated, charming

Expressions courantes : smooth talker, smooth operator, smooth manner

non aspiré

Prononcé sans souffle d’air marqué, ou muni d’un signe indiquant cette prononciation.

En anglais simple : Pronounced without a strong puff of air, or marked to show this pronunciation.

• This vowel has smooth breathing.
• The teacher marked the initial vowel with a smooth breathing sign.
• Compare the smooth and aspirated consonants.

Synonymes : unaspirated

Contraires : aspirated

Expressions courantes : smooth breathing, smooth vowel, smooth consonant

lisser, aplanir

Presser ou frotter quelque chose pour rendre sa surface plate et régulière.

En anglais simple : To press or rub something so its surface becomes flat and even.

• Smooth the paper with your hand.
• She smoothed the cloth before cutting it.
• He was smoothing down his shirt when the doorbell rang.

Comment l'utiliser : smooth something out (She smoothed the wrinkles out with her hands.); smooth something down (He smoothed his hair down before the interview.)

Synonymes : flatten, press

Contraires : crumple

Expressions courantes : smooth something out, smooth something down, smooth someone's hair

apaiser, calmer

Atténuer la colère, l’inquiétude ou d’autres sentiments pénibles d’une personne.

En anglais simple : To make someone's anger, worry, or other difficult feelings less strong.

• Her gentle voice smoothed his anger.
• He tried to smooth her troubled feelings.
• A quiet walk had smoothed his temper.

Synonymes : soothe, calm, ease

Contraires : agitate

Expressions courantes : smooth someone's temper, smooth someone's feelings

sans difficulté, en douceur

D’une manière facile et régulière, sans problème ni changement brusque.

En anglais simple : In an easy, steady way, without trouble or sudden changes.

• The engine runs smooth now.
• Everything went smooth after we changed the plan.
• His smooth-spoken promises won over the crowd.

Synonymes : smoothly

Expressions courantes : run smooth, smooth running, smooth spoken