supply

fournir, approvisionner

Donner aux gens ce dont ils ont besoin, souvent de façon régulière.

En anglais simple : To provide something that people need, often regularly.

• This farm supplies fresh milk.
• We supplied the workers with safety equipment.
• Who supplies electricity to your town?

Comment l'utiliser : supply something to someone/something (The company supplies food to local schools.); supply someone/something with something (They supplied the hospital with clean water.)

Synonymes : provide, furnish

Contraires : withhold

Expressions courantes : supply something to someone, supply someone with something, supply electricity, supply something with fuel

alimenter, remplir

Maintenir un lieu ou un récipient rempli de ce dont il a besoin.

En anglais simple : To keep a place or container filled with something it needs.

• Small streams supply the lake.
• Rainwater supplied the underground tank.
• This spring supplies the reservoir throughout summer.

Comment l'utiliser : supply something with something (The pipe supplies the tank with water.)

Synonymes : feed, replenish

Expressions courantes : supply a reservoir, supply a tank, supply with water

réserve, stock

Quantité de quelque chose gardée pour être utilisée en cas de besoin.

En anglais simple : An amount of something kept ready to use when needed.

• We have a small supply of rice.
• Our water supply lasted three days.
• Is there a fresh supply of paper?

Comment l'utiliser : a supply of something (Keep a supply of clean water nearby.)

Synonymes : stock, reserve

Expressions courantes : supply of something, water supply, limited supply

fournitures, provisions

Nourriture, matériel et autres choses nécessaires au travail, aux voyages ou à la vie quotidienne.

En anglais simple : Food, equipment, and other things people need for work, travel, or daily life.

• We packed supplies for the trip.
• The hospital needs more medical supplies.
• They sent food and other supplies to the village.

Synonymes : provisions

Expressions courantes : medical supply, school supply, supply store, food supply

approvisionnement, fourniture

Organisation ou action permettant d’apporter aux gens les biens ou services dont ils ont besoin.

En anglais simple : The process or system of getting needed goods or services to people.

• The storm interrupted the supply of electricity.
• Better roads improved the supply of food.
• Engineers restored the gas supply overnight.

Comment l'utiliser : the supply of something (The strike affected the supply of fuel.)

Synonymes : provision, delivery

Expressions courantes : supply of something, supply chain, supply network

crédits budgétaires

Somme que le parlement autorise le gouvernement à dépenser.

En anglais simple : Money approved by a parliament for the government to spend.

• Parliament voted supply for the coming year.
• The committee examined the supply bill.
• Members refused to grant supply to the government.

Synonymes : appropriation

Expressions courantes : vote supply, grant supply, supply bill

souplement

D’une manière qui permet de se plier facilement et de bouger avec fluidité.

En anglais simple : In a way that bends easily and moves smoothly.

• The dancer bent supply at the waist.
• Her arms moved supply through the air.
• The branch curved supply beneath the snow.

Synonymes : flexibly, supplely

Contraires : stiffly

Expressions courantes : move supply, bend supply, supply curved