amalgamation

fusion, amalgame

Réunion de plusieurs choses en un tout, ou mélange obtenu ainsi.

En anglais simple : The process of joining things together, or the mixture that this produces.

• The amalgamation took several months.
• Their music is an amalgamation of several styles.
• The councils approved the amalgamation of the two towns.

Comment l'utiliser : amalgamation of A and B (The design is an amalgamation of old and new styles.)

Synonymes : combination, merger, mixture, fusion

Contraires : separation

Expressions courantes : amalgamation of something, gradual amalgamation

organisation fusionnée, groupement

Organisation née de la réunion de deux ou plusieurs organisations.

En anglais simple : An organization created by joining two or more organizations together.

• The new amalgamation employs five hundred people.
• Our association is an amalgamation of several local groups.
• This amalgamation now represents workers across the whole industry.

Comment l'utiliser : an amalgamation of organizations (The union is an amalgamation of three smaller unions.)

Expressions courantes : new amalgamation, amalgamation of companies