Vocabulaire

merger

Nom

Exemple: “The merger created a larger company.”

Synonymes: union, combination

Antonymes: separation

liaison

Nom

Exemple: “She works as a liaison between two departments.”

Synonymes: contact person, link

Antonymes: barrier

contract

Nom

Exemple: “We signed a contract.”

Synonymes: agreement, deal

Antonymes: cancellation

distance

Nom

Exemple: “The distance is short.”

Synonymes: space, gap

Antonymes: closeness

network

Nom

Exemple: “The network is fast.”

Synonymes: system, connection

Antonymes: isolation

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

bike

Nom

Exemple: “I ride my bike.”

Synonymes: bicycle

Antonymes: car

leg

Nom

Exemple: “My leg is strong.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: arm

eye

Nom

Exemple: “She has blue eyes.”

Synonymes: sight organ

Antonymes: ear

ear

Nom

Exemple: “My ear hurts.”

Synonymes: hearing organ

Antonymes: eye

sandwiched

Adjectif

Exemple: “Our house is sandwiched between two tall buildings.”

Synonymes: wedged, placed between

Antonymes: separate, isolated

unenviably

Adverbe

Exemple: “He was unenviably placed between two angry groups.”

Synonymes: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonymes: admirably, comfortably

divergence

Nom

Exemple: “There is a clear divergence between the two views.”

Synonymes: difference, separation

Antonymes: convergence, agreement

stylistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The two authors differ in stylistic choices.”

Synonymes: artistic, expressive

Antonymes: content-based, plain

coma

Nom

Exemple: “The patient remained in a coma for two days.”

Synonymes: deep unconscious state

Antonymes: consciousness

hire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to hire two more workers.”

Synonymes: employ, rent

Antonymes: fire

half

Nom

Exemple: “I ate only half of the cake.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes: whole

gap

Nom

Exemple: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”

Synonymes: space, opening

Antonymes: connection, closure

serve

Verbe

Exemple: “They serve lunch from noon to two.”

Synonymes: provide, help

Antonymes: ignore

email

Nom

Exemple: “Please send me an email tomorrow.”

Synonymes: message

Antonymes: letter

they

Pronom

Exemple: “They are my best friends.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: we

than

Conjonction

Exemple: “She is taller than me.”

Synonymes: in comparison to

Antonymes:

pair

Nom

Exemple: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Synonymes: two, set

Antonymes: single

treacherous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The path became treacherous after the snowstorm.”

Synonymes: perilous, deceitful

Antonymes: safe, trustworthy

correlation

Nom

Exemple: “Researchers found a strong correlation between sleep and memory.”

Synonymes: association, relationship

Antonymes: disconnect, independence

credibility

Nom

Exemple: “The scandal damaged the minister’s credibility.”

Synonymes: trustworthiness, believability

Antonymes: unreliability, discredit

duel

Nom

Exemple: “The story ends with a dramatic duel.”

Synonymes: fight, contest

Antonymes: peace

boiled

Adjectif

Exemple: “I ate two boiled eggs for breakfast.”

Synonymes: cooked in water

Antonymes: raw

twice

Adverbe

Exemple: “I go to the gym twice a week.”

Synonymes: two times

Antonymes: once

intrinsically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The two concepts are intrinsically linked.”

Synonymes: inherently

Antonymes: externally

hypocritical

Adjectif

Exemple: “It’s hypocritical to demand honesty while hiding the truth.”

Synonymes: two-faced

Antonymes: sincere

rhyme

Verbe

Exemple: “These two words rhyme.”

Synonymes: match in sound

merge

Verbe

Exemple: “The two companies decided to merge.”

Synonymes: combine

Antonymes: separate

found

Verbe

Exemple: “She founded a company with two friends.”

Synonymes: establish

Antonymes: dissolve

joint

Nom

Exemple: “My knee joint hurts sometimes.”

Synonymes: connection

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

angle

Nom

Exemple: “Draw a right angle.”

alike

Adjectif

Exemple: “The two brothers look alike.”

Synonymes: similar

Antonymes: different

latter

Adjectif

Exemple: “I like tea and coffee; the latter is better.”

Synonymes: second

Antonymes: former

between

Préposition

Exemple: “The ball is between the boxes.”

Synonymes: in the middle of

either

Déterminant

Exemple: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Synonymes: one or the other

Antonymes: both

equivocal

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was deliberately equivocal.”

Synonymes: ambiguous, unclear

Antonymes: explicit

dichotomy

Nom

Exemple: “The argument relies on a false dichotomy.”

Synonymes: division, contrast

Antonymes: unity

reliable

Adjectif

Exemple: “This source is reliable.”

Synonymes: trustworthy, dependable

Antonymes: unreliable

discrepancy

Nom

Exemple: “We found a discrepancy between the invoice and the receipt.”

reconcile

Verbe

Exemple: “We reconciled the numbers across the two reports.”

whereas

/werˈæz/

Exemple: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

compare

/kəmˈper/

Exemple: “Compare these two phones before you buy one.”

Synonymes: comparison, equivalence, equate

different

/ˈdɪfrənt/

Exemple: “These two words are different.”

Synonymes: distinct, disparate, contrary

Antonymes: like, similar, same

reservation

/ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/

Exemple: “I have a reservation for two nights.”

Synonymes: qualification, mental reservation, booking