Vocabulaire

what

Pronom

Exemple: “What is your name?”

Synonymes: which thing

Antonymes:

dependent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The result is dependent on the data.”

Synonymes: reliant, controlled by

Antonymes: independent

duration

Nom

Exemple: “What is the duration of the lecture?”

Synonymes: length, time period

Antonymes: moment

occupation

Nom

Exemple: “What is your occupation?”

Synonymes: job, profession

Antonymes: unemployment

software

Nom

Exemple: “This software is easy to use.”

Synonymes: program, application

Antonymes: hardware

age

Nom

Exemple: “What is your age?”

Synonymes: years, time of life

Antonymes: youth

clock

Nom

Exemple: “The clock is on the wall.”

constraint

Nom

Exemple: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Synonymes: restriction, limitation

Antonymes: freedom, liberty

date

Nom

Exemple: “What is the date today?”

Synonymes: day, appointment

Antonymes:

fix

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you fix this broken lamp?”

Synonymes: repair, mend

Antonymes: break

shape

Nom

Exemple: “What shape is the table?”

Synonymes: form

Antonymes:

yeah

Interjection

Exemple: “Yeah, I understand what you mean.”

Synonymes: yes

Antonymes: no

when

Conjonction

Exemple: “When do you go to school?”

Synonymes: at what time

Antonymes:

rule

Nom

Exemple: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”

Synonymes: law

Antonymes: freedom

mean

Adjectif

Exemple: “What does this word mean?”

Synonymes: signify

Antonymes: hide

type

Nom

Exemple: “What type of music do you prefer?”

Synonymes: kind, category

Antonymes: individual case

term

Nom

Exemple: “We agreed to the contract terms.”

Synonymes: period, expression

Antonymes: permanence

mend

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you mend this old shirt?”

Synonymes: repair, fix

Antonymes: damage, tear

main

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the main reason for the change?”

Synonymes: primary, chief

Antonymes: minor, secondary

follow

Verbe

Exemple: “Please follow the instructions carefully.”

Synonymes: go after, obey

Antonymes: ignore, lead

anyway

Adverbe

Exemple: “It was raining, but we went anyway.”

Synonymes: in any case

Antonymes: therefore not

advise

Verbe

Exemple: “I advise you to save your work often.”

Synonymes: recommend, suggest

Antonymes: discourage

truth

Nom

Exemple: “It is important to tell the truth.”

Synonymes: fact, reality

Antonymes: lie, falsehood

doing

Nom

Exemple: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonymes: performing

Antonymes: stopping

about

Préposition

Exemple: “We talked about the new project.”

Synonymes: regarding

Antonymes: ignoring

tantalizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The offer was tantalizingly close to what we wanted.”

Synonymes: temptingly

Antonymes: unappealingly

confabulation

Nom

Exemple: “Under pressure, he drifted into confabulation and filled gaps with fiction.”

Synonymes: fabrication

Antonymes: accuracy

prescriptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The guide is prescriptive: it tells you exactly what to do.”

Synonymes: directive

Antonymes: descriptive

perceptively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonymes: insightfully

Antonymes: blindly

extravagance

Nom

Exemple: “In a crisis, extravagance can damage public trust.”

Synonymes: excess

Antonymes: frugality

superficial

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Synonymes: shallow

Antonymes: thorough

exact

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the exact time?”

Synonymes: precise

Antonymes: approximate

breed

Nom

Exemple: “What breed is your dog?”

Synonymes: type

control

Verbe

Exemple: “I can’t control the weather.”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: lose control

weight

Nom

Exemple: “What is your weight?”

source

Nom

Exemple: “What is your source?”

Synonymes: origin

latest

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the latest news?”

Synonymes: newest

Antonymes: old

should

Verbe

Exemple: “You should drink water.”

Synonymes: ought to

Antonymes: shouldn't

reason

Nom

Exemple: “What is the reason?”

Synonymes: cause

pardon

Verbe

Exemple: “Pardon, can you repeat?”

Synonymes: excuse

Antonymes: punishment

happen

Verbe

Exemple: “What happened here?”

Synonymes: occur

which

Pronom

Exemple: “Which book do you want?”

Synonymes: what

where

Conjonction

Exemple: “Where is my phone?”

Synonymes: in what place

exactly

Adverbe

Exemple: “That is exactly what I said.”

Synonymes: precisely

Antonymes: approximately

describe

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you describe your house?”

Synonymes: explain

Antonymes: hide

special

Adjectif

Exemple: “Today is a special day.”

Synonymes: important

Antonymes: ordinary

wonder

Verbe

Exemple: “I wonder what will happen.”

Synonymes: think, question

Antonymes: know

spurious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The alert was triggered by a spurious signal.”

purpose

/ˈpɝːpəs/

Exemple: “What is the purpose of this lesson?”

Synonymes: resolve, determination, function

size

/saɪz/

Exemple: “What size do you need?”

Synonymes: sized, sizing, size of it

plan

/plæn/

Exemple: “What’s your plan for the weekend?”

Synonymes: contrive, project, program

decide

/dɪˈsaɪd/

Exemple: “I can’t decide what to wear.”

Synonymes: resolve, determine, settle

time

/taɪm/

Exemple: “What time is it?”

Synonymes: clip, meter, clock