Vocabulaire

city

/ˈsɪti/

Exemple: “This city is big.”

Synonymes: metropolis, urban center

abundance

Nom

Exemple: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Synonymes: plenty, wealth

Antonymes: scarcity

tenacity

Nom

Exemple: “Her tenacity helped her succeed.”

Synonymes: persistence, determination

Antonymes: weakness

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

suburban

Adjectif

Exemple: “They live in a suburban area.”

Synonymes: outside the city, residential

Antonymes: urban

portray

Verbe

Exemple: “The film portrays life in a small city.”

Synonymes: depict, show

Antonymes: hide

helicopter

Nom

Exemple: “The helicopter flew over the city.”

Synonymes: aircraft

Antonymes: car

convention

Nom

Exemple: “The convention was held in the city.”

Synonymes: conference, assembly

Antonymes: informal meeting

territory

Nom

Exemple: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Synonymes: area, land

Antonymes: border

electricity

Nom

Exemple: “The house has no electricity.”

Synonymes: power, electric power

Antonymes: darkness

tourism

Nom

Exemple: “Tourism is important for the city.”

Synonymes: travel industry

Antonymes: staying home

protest

Nom

Exemple: “There was a protest in the city.”

Synonymes: demonstration, objection

Antonymes: support

lamp

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the table.”

Synonymes: light

Antonymes: darkness

population

Nom

Exemple: “The city has a large population.”

Synonymes: people, inhabitants

Antonymes: empty area

farm

Nom

Exemple: “They live on a farm.”

Synonymes: ranch

Antonymes: city

street

Nom

Exemple: “The street is busy.”

Synonymes: road, avenue

Antonymes: inside

mercantile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city grew as a mercantile center.”

Synonymes: commercial, trading

Antonymes: noncommercial, nonprofit

elasticity

Nom

Exemple: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Synonymes: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonymes: rigidity, stiffness

simplicity

Nom

Exemple: “The design is admired for its simplicity.”

Synonymes: plainness, clarity

Antonymes: complexity, ornateness

complexity

Nom

Exemple: “The complexity of the system makes training essential.”

Synonymes: complication, difficulty

Antonymes: simplicity, clarity

sister-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “My sister-in-law lives in another city.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

flat

Adjectif

Exemple: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Synonymes: level, apartment

Antonymes: uneven

boom

Nom

Exemple: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Synonymes: growth, success surge

Antonymes: decline, crash

transportation

Nom

Exemple: “Public transportation is cheap in this city.”

Synonymes: travel system, transit

Antonymes: walking

train

Verbe

Exemple: “We took the train to the city.”

Synonymes: railway car, teach

Antonymes:

over

Préposition

Exemple: “The plane flew over the city.”

Synonymes: above

Antonymes: under

taciturnity

Nom

Exemple: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

domesticity

Nom

Exemple: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Synonymes: home life, household life

Antonymes: adventure, public life

affectation

Nom

Exemple: “His accent sounded more like affectation than authenticity.”

Synonymes: pretension, artifice

Antonymes: naturalness, sincerity

naturalness

Nom

Exemple: “Her performance was praised for its naturalness.”

Synonymes: authenticity, simplicity

Antonymes: artificiality, pretence

immortalize

Verbe

Exemple: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”

Synonymes: preserve forever, commemorate

Antonymes: erase, forget

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

tour

Nom

Exemple: “We took a walking tour of the old city.”

Synonymes: trip, guided visit

Antonymes: stay

eccentricity

Nom

Exemple: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”

Synonymes: quirkiness

Antonymes: conventionality

authenticity

Nom

Exemple: “The brand’s authenticity depends on actions, not slogans.”

Synonymes: genuineness

Antonymes: fake

hover

Verbe

Exemple: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Synonymes: hang

Antonymes: land

ancient

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is an ancient city.”

Synonymes: very old

Antonymes: modern

wander

Verbe

Exemple: “We wandered around the city.”

Synonymes: roam

Antonymes: stay

invade

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to invade the city.”

Synonymes: enter by force

Antonymes: leave

verisimilitude

Nom

Exemple: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Synonymes: authenticity

Antonymes: implausibility

explore

Verbe

Exemple: “We want to explore the city.”

Synonymes: discover

Antonymes: ignore

capacity

/kəˈpæsəti/

Exemple: “The hall has a capacity of 500 people.”

Synonymes: content, capability, capacitance

Antonymes: incapacity