will

aller

Indique qu’on s’attend à ce que quelque chose arrive dans le futur.

En anglais simple : Use this to say that you expect something to happen in the future.

• It will rain tomorrow.
• The children will be hungry after school.
• Will the shop be open on Sunday?

Comment l'utiliser : will + base verb (The bus will arrive soon.)

Expressions courantes : will happen, will rain, will arrive, will begin

aller

Indique qu’une personne a décidé de faire quelque chose ou en a l’intention.

En anglais simple : Use this to say that you have decided or intend to do something.

• I will call you tonight.
• We will ask the teacher tomorrow.
• I will finish this, whatever happens.

Comment l'utiliser : will + base verb (I will bring some food.)

Expressions courantes : will help, will call, will try

pouvoir

Indique qu’une chose peut remplir une fonction ou possède assez de place ou de résistance.

En anglais simple : Use this to say that something can do a particular job or has enough space or strength.

• This bag will hold my books.
• The car will seat six people comfortably.
• Will that key open the back door?

Comment l'utiliser : will + base verb (This room will hold twenty people.)

Synonymes : can, be able to

Expressions courantes : will fit, will hold, will seat

vouloir, souhaiter

Souhaiter quelque chose très fort, comme si la pensée pouvait le faire arriver.

En anglais simple : To wish very strongly for something to happen, as if your thoughts could make it happen.

• She willed the pain to stop.
• He willed himself to stay awake.
• They silently willed their team to score.

Comment l'utiliser : will someone/something to + verb (She willed her tired legs to keep moving.)

Synonymes : wish

Expressions courantes : will something, will someone on

léguer

Prévoir officiellement qu’une personne recevra ton argent ou tes biens après ta mort.

En anglais simple : To arrange officially for someone to receive your money or property after you die.

• He willed his house to me.
• My grandmother willed me her jewellery.
• She has willed her collection to the museum.

Comment l'utiliser : will something to someone (He willed his farm to his daughter.); will someone something (Her aunt willed her a small cottage.)

Synonymes : leave, bequeath

Expressions courantes : will something to someone, will someone something

testament

Un document officiel qui précise qui recevra l’argent et les biens d’une personne après sa mort.

En anglais simple : An official document saying who should receive your money and property after you die.

• Dad has made a will.
• She left her savings to us in her will.
• The lawyer kept copies of both wills.

Synonymes : testament

Expressions courantes : make a will, write a will, in someone’s will

volonté, détermination

La force intérieure qui permet de continuer malgré les difficultés.

En anglais simple : The strength of mind that helps you continue when something is difficult.

• She has a strong will.
• His will helped him through months of treatment.
• They never lost the will to fight.

Comment l'utiliser : will to + verb (Her will to succeed kept her working.)

Synonymes : determination, willpower, resolve

Expressions courantes : strong will, sheer will, will to succeed

volonté, désir

Ce qu’une personne veut ou a consciemment l’intention de faire.

En anglais simple : What someone consciously wants or intends to do.

• I stayed against my will.
• She left of her own free will.
• The vote expressed the will of the people.

Comment l'utiliser : against someone’s will (They took him away against his will.); of someone’s own free will (She joined the group of her own free will.); will to + verb (He still had a will to live.)

Synonymes : wish, intention, desire, volition

Expressions courantes : against someone’s will, someone’s own will, will to live