specialist

spécialiste, expert

Personne qui connaît très bien un sujet ou maîtrise particulièrement un type de travail.

En anglais simple : A person who knows a lot about one subject or is very skilled at one kind of work.

• Ask a computer specialist.
• He became a specialist in bridge design.
• We hired two specialists to examine the problem.

Comment l'utiliser : specialist in something (She is a specialist in ancient languages.)

Synonymes : expert

Contraires : generalist

Expressions courantes : computer specialist, specialist in something, language specialist

médecin spécialiste, spécialiste

Médecin qui traite un type particulier de maladie ou une partie précise du corps.

En anglais simple : A doctor who treats one particular type of illness or part of the body.

• My doctor sent me to a specialist.
• The heart specialist examined him.
• Have you made an appointment with the skin specialist?

Comment l'utiliser : specialist in something (She is a specialist in childhood illnesses.)

Expressions courantes : heart specialist, skin specialist, see a specialist

espèce spécialiste

Plante ou animal qui vit le mieux dans un type précis de milieu.

En anglais simple : A plant or animal that lives best in one particular kind of place.

• This bird is a desert specialist.
• Several specialists live only in these mountain pools.
• A habitat specialist may struggle when its surroundings change.

Contraires : generalist

Expressions courantes : habitat specialist, desert specialist