Vocabulaire

could

Verbe

Exemple: “I could help you later.”

Synonymes: was able to

Antonymes: could not

silhouette

Nom

Exemple: “We could see her silhouette in the doorway.”

Synonymes: outline, shadow shape

Antonymes: detail, full image

buzz

Verbe

Exemple: “I could hear bees buzz around the flowers.”

Synonymes: hum, vibrate

Antonymes: be silent

shore

Nom

Exemple: “We could see the shore from the boat.”

Synonymes: coast, bank

Antonymes: sea

inclusively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”

Synonymes: openly, without exclusion

Antonymes: exclusively, narrowly

glare

Nom

Exemple: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”

Synonymes: glare/brightness

erupt

Verbe

Exemple: “The volcano could erupt without warning.”

Synonymes: explode

Antonymes: subside

fetch

Verbe

Exemple: “Could you fetch me some water?”

Synonymes: bring

Antonymes: take

drunk

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was drunk and couldn’t walk straight.”

Synonymes: intoxicated

Antonymes: sober

anger

Nom

Exemple: “He couldn’t hide his anger.”

Synonymes: rage

Antonymes: calm

elaborate

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

Exemple: “Could you elaborate on your plan?”

Synonymes: intricate, fancy, expound

constrain

Verbe

Exemple: “Compliance rules constrained how we could store user data.”

Synonymes: restrain, encumber, tighten up