amplify

amplifier

Augmenter le volume d’un son ou la puissance d’un signal électrique.

En anglais simple : To make a sound louder or an electrical signal stronger.

• The microphone amplifies her voice.
• They amplified the music for the outdoor crowd.
• This circuit can amplify a weak electrical signal.

Synonymes : boost, strengthen

Contraires : attenuate

Expressions courantes : amplify a sound, amplify a signal, amplify your voice

amplifier, intensifier

Rendre quelque chose plus grand, plus fort ou plus visible.

En anglais simple : To make something bigger, stronger, or more noticeable.

• The delay amplified our worries.
• Social media can amplify a message quickly.
• Small mistakes may amplify the effects of a crisis.

Synonymes : increase, intensify, magnify

Contraires : reduce, diminish

Expressions courantes : amplify an effect, amplify a message, amplify the impact

développer

Ajouter des précisions ou des exemples pour expliquer quelque chose plus complètement.

En anglais simple : To add details or examples that explain something more fully.

• Please amplify your explanation with an example.
• He amplified his statement in a later interview.
• The extra notes amplify several points in the report.

Comment l'utiliser : amplify something with something (She amplified her description with details about the setting.)

Synonymes : expand, elaborate on

Contraires : condense

Expressions courantes : amplify a point, amplify a statement, amplify a description

agrandir

Augmenter la taille d’une image pour mieux voir ses détails.

En anglais simple : To make an image bigger so its details are easier to see.

• The software can amplify the image.
• She amplified the photo to examine the tiny marks.
• Amplify this picture so we can see the lettering.

Synonymes : enlarge, magnify

Contraires : shrink, reduce

Expressions courantes : amplify an image, amplify a photo, amplify the picture