Vocabulaire

eight

Déterminant

Exemple: “There are eight apples on the table.”

Synonymes: 8

Antonymes:

eighty

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is eighty years old.”

eighteen

Déterminant

Exemple: “She is eighteen years old.”

Synonymes: 18

Antonymes:

mystique

Nom

Exemple: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Synonymes: aura, charm

Antonymes: plainness

ton

Nom

Exemple: “The truck carried a ton of sand.”

Synonymes: weight unit

Antonymes:

fat

Nom

Exemple: “Too much fat in food can be unhealthy.”

Synonymes: grease, overweight

Antonymes: thin, lean

portraiture

Nom

Exemple: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Synonymes: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonymes: landscape art

adjust

Verbe

Exemple: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Synonymes: adapt, change slightly

Antonymes: keep unchanged

weigh

Verbe

Exemple: “How much does this bag weigh?”

Synonymes: measure weight

Antonymes: ignore weight

heavy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This box is too heavy.”

Synonymes: weighty

Antonymes: light

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

unmanageable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”

Synonymes: out of control

Antonymes: manageable

ounce

Nom

Exemple: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

lower

Verbe

Exemple: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonymes: reduce

Antonymes: raise

kneel

Verbe

Exemple: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Synonymes: go down on one knee

Antonymes: stand

weight

Nom

Exemple: “What is your weight?”

august

Nom

Exemple: “August is very hot.”

short

Adjectif

Exemple: “The skirt is short.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: tall

tall

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is tall.”

Synonymes: high

Antonymes: short

sit

/sɪt/

Exemple: “Sit here.”

Synonymes: model, pose, posture

Antonymes: lie, rise, arise