surface

surface

Couche extérieure ou supérieure d’un objet ou d’une matière.

En anglais simple : The outside or top layer of an object or material.

• The surface feels smooth.
• She wiped the kitchen surfaces with a cloth.
• Small bubbles appeared on the surface of the water.

Comment l'utiliser : the surface of something (The surface of the table feels rough.); on the surface (Leaves floated on the surface of the water.)

Synonymes : exterior, outside

Contraires : interior

Expressions courantes : surface of something, smooth surface, on the surface

surface

Côté supérieur d’une chose plate ou partie supérieure d’un liquide.

En anglais simple : The top side of something flat, or the top of a liquid.

• Put the bowl on a flat surface.
• She wiped the surface of the desk.
• Light reflected off the water’s surface.

Synonymes : top

Expressions courantes : flat surface, table surface, surface of something

surface

Partie supérieure d’un liquide, au contact de l’air.

En anglais simple : The top of a liquid, where it meets the air.

• Leaves floated on the surface.
• Bubbles rose to the surface of the pool.
• The wind disturbed the lake’s surface.

Comment l'utiliser : surface of something (Oil covered the surface of the water.)

Expressions courantes : water surface, surface of something, below the surface

surface

Ensemble de points dans l’espace, défini par une équation et formant une figure à deux dimensions.

En anglais simple : A set of points in a space, described by an equation and forming a two-dimensional shape.

• The equation defines a curved surface.
• These points lie on the same surface.
• We plotted the surface in three dimensions.

Expressions courantes : curved surface, algebraic surface, surface equation

apparaître, révéler

Devenir connu après avoir été caché, ou porter des faits à la connaissance des gens.

En anglais simple : If facts become known, or someone brings them to people’s attention, they appear after being hidden.

• New evidence has surfaced.
• Several problems surfaced during the meeting.
• The review surfaced details that nobody had noticed.

Synonymes : emerge, reveal

Expressions courantes : surface during something, surface new information, surface in something

faire surface, faire remonter

Remonter jusqu’à la surface de l’eau ou y faire remonter quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To come up to the top of water, or bring something there.

• The whale surfaced beside us.
• The divers surfaced after twenty minutes.
• The captain surfaced the submarine before dawn.

Synonymes : come up, bring up

Contraires : submerge

Expressions courantes : surface for air, surface near something, surface a submarine, surface beside something

revêtir

Recouvrir une route ou un autre objet d’une nouvelle couche de matériau.

En anglais simple : To put a new layer of material on a road or another object.

• They surfaced the road yesterday.
• The path will be surfaced with gravel.
• We need to surface the tennis courts.

Comment l'utiliser : surface something with something (They surfaced the driveway with concrete.)

Synonymes : cover, pave

Expressions courantes : surface a road, surface with something, surface a path