sort

sorte, type, genre

Un groupe de choses ou de personnes ayant des caractéristiques communes.

En anglais simple : A group of things or people that share certain features.

• What sort of fruit is this?
• She enjoys all sorts of music.
• We have never faced this sort of problem before.

Comment l'utiliser : sort of something (What sort of music do you like?)

Synonymes : kind, type, category

Expressions courantes : sort of something, this sort, different sort

personne, type

Une personne décrite par ses qualités, notamment son caractère agréable ou désagréable.

En anglais simple : A person described as having certain qualities, especially being pleasant or unpleasant.

• He is a good sort.
• Our new neighbour seems a decent sort.
• I thought she was a quiet sort until she joined the debate.

Synonymes : person

Expressions courantes : a good sort, a decent sort, a bad sort

tri, classement

Un moment consacré à regrouper des choses ou à les mettre en ordre.

En anglais simple : An occasion when you put things into groups or order.

• These papers need a sort.
• We had a quick sort of the cupboard.
• A thorough sort of her clothes took all afternoon.

Comment l'utiliser : a sort of something (I had a sort of the papers in my drawer.)

Synonymes : sorting, reorganization

Expressions courantes : have a sort, a quick sort, a thorough sort

trier, classer

Répartir des choses en groupes selon leurs caractéristiques communes.

En anglais simple : To put things into groups according to features they share.

• Please sort these clothes.
• He sorted the apples by colour.
• Have you sorted the letters into separate piles?

Comment l'utiliser : sort something by something (Sort the buttons by size.); sort something into something (She sorted the letters into three piles.)

Synonymes : group, classify, separate

Contraires : mix

Expressions courantes : sort the laundry, sort by colour, sort into groups, sort by size

classer, ordonner

Disposer des choses dans un ordre donné, par exemple selon le nom, la date ou le numéro.

En anglais simple : To arrange things in a particular order, such as by name, date, or number.

• Sort the names alphabetically.
• She sorted the photos by date.
• Can you sort these numbers from smallest to largest?

Comment l'utiliser : sort something by something (Sort the files by date.); sort something in something order (Sort the names in alphabetical order.)

Synonymes : order, arrange

Contraires : shuffle

Expressions courantes : sort by date, sort alphabetically, sort a list