accessory

accessoire

Objet ajouté pour rendre quelque chose plus utile ou plus joli, comme un sac porté avec une tenue.

En anglais simple : An extra item that makes something more useful or attractive, such as a bag worn with clothes.

• Her scarf is a colourful accessory.
• I bought some accessories for my camera.
• Which accessories go with this dress?

Synonymes : extra, add-on

Expressions courantes : fashion accessory, camera accessory, phone accessory, computer accessory

complice

Personne qui aide quelqu’un à commettre ou à cacher un crime sans l’exécuter directement.

En anglais simple : Someone who helps another person commit a crime or hide it without directly carrying it out.

• He was charged as an accessory to murder.
• She became an accessory by hiding the stolen money.
• The police questioned two suspected accessories.

Comment l'utiliser : accessory to something (The court found him guilty of being an accessory to robbery.); accessory after the fact (She was charged as an accessory after the fact for hiding the stolen goods.)

Synonymes : accomplice

Expressions courantes : accessory to murder, accessory to something, accessory after something

auxiliaire, accessoire

Qui apporte une aide supplémentaire ou joue un rôle secondaire auprès de quelque chose de plus important.

En anglais simple : Providing extra help or serving a smaller role alongside something more important.

• The machine includes several accessory parts.
• These accessory structures help support the main organ.
• The accessory equipment improves the camera’s performance.

Synonymes : additional, supplementary, secondary

Contraires : primary, main

Expressions courantes : accessory equipment, accessory function, accessory organ

accessoire

Présent en petite quantité, sans être une partie principale ou indispensable.

En anglais simple : Present in a small amount and not needed as a main part of something.

• This rock contains accessory minerals.
• The accessory crystals form only a small part of the sample.
• Zircon is an accessory mineral in some granites.

Synonymes : minor, nonessential

Contraires : essential

Expressions courantes : accessory mineral, accessory constituent, accessory component