subscribe

s’abonner

Payer régulièrement pour utiliser un service.

En anglais simple : To pay regularly to use a service.

• We subscribe to a streaming service.
• I subscribed for a year to get a discount.
• How much does it cost to subscribe to this service?

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe to something (We subscribe to an online music service.); subscribe for a period (You can subscribe for one month.)

Expressions courantes : subscribe to something, subscribe to a service, subscribe for something

s’abonner

S’inscrire pour recevoir régulièrement un journal ou un magazine, généralement en payant.

En anglais simple : To arrange to receive a newspaper or magazine regularly, usually by paying.

• I subscribe to a monthly magazine.
• She subscribed to the local newspaper last year.
• Would you like to subscribe to the print edition?

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe to something (I subscribe to a gardening magazine.); subscribe someone to something (She subscribed her father to a weekly newspaper.)

Expressions courantes : subscribe to something, subscribe to a magazine, subscribe someone to

adhérer à, souscrire à

Estimer qu’une idée ou une opinion est juste et y adhérer.

En anglais simple : To believe that an idea or opinion is right.

• I subscribe to that view.
• He never subscribed to his father’s political beliefs.
• Do you subscribe to the idea that success depends on luck?

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe to something (I do not subscribe to that theory.); subscribe to the view that… (She subscribes to the view that education should be free.)

Synonymes : agree with, believe in, accept

Contraires : reject

Expressions courantes : subscribe to something, subscribe to a theory, subscribe to the view

adhérer, cotiser

Payer pour devenir membre d’une organisation ou pour le rester.

En anglais simple : To pay money to become or remain a member of an organization.

• She subscribes to a local society.
• Members must subscribe annually to remain in the association.
• He subscribed to the club and paid the yearly membership fee.

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe to something (He subscribes to the local historical society.)

Synonymes : join

Expressions courantes : subscribe to something, subscribe to a club, subscribe annually

souscrire

S’engager à acheter des actions proposées par une entreprise.

En anglais simple : To agree to buy shares that a company is offering.

• She subscribed for shares in the company.
• Several banks subscribed for the new stock issue.
• How many shares do you plan to subscribe for?

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe for something (Investors can subscribe for shares until Friday.)

Synonymes : sign up to buy

Expressions courantes : subscribe for shares, subscribe for stock

contribuer, souscrire

Donner ou promettre de l’argent pour un fonds commun ou une cause.

En anglais simple : To give or promise money for a shared fund or cause.

• Local businesses subscribed money for the new hall.
• She subscribed generously to the relief fund.
• Would you subscribe a small sum to our appeal?

Comment l'utiliser : subscribe to something (Several families subscribed to the village repair fund.); subscribe an amount (The company subscribed five thousand pounds to the appeal.)

Synonymes : contribute, donate

Expressions courantes : subscribe to something, subscribe money