tribute

hommage

Parole, geste ou cadeau qui exprime de la gratitude, du respect ou de l’admiration.

En anglais simple : Something said, done, or given to show thanks, respect, or admiration.

• She left flowers as a tribute.
• His speech paid tribute to the nurses.
• Friends gathered to offer tributes to their former teacher.

Comment l'utiliser : tribute to someone/something (The concert was a tribute to her work.); pay tribute to someone/something (He paid tribute to the volunteers.)

Synonymes : honor, acknowledgment, homage

Expressions courantes : pay tribute, tribute to someone, floral tribute

hommage

Élément d’une œuvre qui exprime de l’admiration pour une autre œuvre ou son créateur.

En anglais simple : A feature of a creative work that shows admiration for another work or its creator.

• The song is a tribute to her favourite singer.
• His painting includes a tribute to a famous artist.
• Did you notice the tribute to silent films in that scene?

Comment l'utiliser : tribute to someone/something (The final scene is a tribute to an earlier film.)

Synonymes : homage

Expressions courantes : tribute to someone, musical tribute, tribute to something

tribut

Argent ou biens qu’un pays donne à un autre pour reconnaître son pouvoir ou éviter une attaque.

En anglais simple : Money or goods a country gives another country to accept its power or avoid attack.

• The king demanded tribute from nearby towns.
• Each year, the conquered kingdom sent gold as tribute.
• Refusing to pay tribute led to another invasion.

Comment l'utiliser : tribute to someone/something (The kingdom paid tribute to the emperor.)

Expressions courantes : pay tribute, annual tribute, demand tribute

payer un tribut

Donner de l’argent ou des biens à un souverain ou un pays pour reconnaître son pouvoir.

En anglais simple : To give money or goods to a ruler or country as a sign of accepting their power.

• The towns tributed gold to the emperor.
• Each village had to tribute part of its harvest.
• The conquered rulers tributed silver every year.

Comment l'utiliser : tribute something to someone (The village tributed grain to the king.)

Expressions courantes : tribute gold, tribute to someone