admire

admirer, estimer

Avoir beaucoup de respect pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose en raison de ses qualités.

En anglais simple : To respect someone or something because of their good qualities.

• I admire my teacher.
• They admired her courage during the crisis.
• Who do you admire most?

Comment l'utiliser : admire someone for something (I admire her for her honesty.); admire someone for doing something (We admire him for helping others.)

Synonymes : respect, look up to

Contraires : despise

Expressions courantes : admire someone for, greatly admire someone, admire someone’s honesty

admirer

Regarder quelque chose en prenant plaisir à sa beauté ou à sa qualité.

En anglais simple : To look at something and enjoy how beautiful or good it is.

• We stopped to admire the view.
• She admired the bright flowers in our garden.
• Visitors can admire the paintings upstairs.

Synonymes : appreciate

Expressions courantes : admire the view, admire a painting, admire something

admirer, s’émerveiller de

Regarder quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec plaisir et émerveillement.

En anglais simple : To feel pleased and amazed by someone or something.

• We admired her extraordinary skill.
• He admired the beauty of the night sky.
• The audience admired how effortlessly she performed the difficult dance.

Synonymes : marvel at, wonder at

Expressions courantes : admire someone’s skill, admire the beauty, admire someone’s courage