animate

animer

Faire bouger quelque chose ou donner l’impression que des images bougent.

En anglais simple : To make something move, or make pictures seem to move.

• We can animate this drawing.
• She animated the character using simple software.
• How do you animate a walking figure?

Expressions courantes : animate a character, animate a model, animate something digitally, animate the leaves

animé

Vivant ou considéré comme ayant un esprit ou une âme, même s’il semble animé par magie.

En anglais simple : Alive or believed to have a mind or spirit, including things that seem alive through magic.

• The story contains animate trees.
• They believed the statue was animate.
• She treated the river as an animate being.

Synonymes : living, sentient

Contraires : inanimate

Expressions courantes : animate being, animate object, animate creature, animate matter

vif, animé

Plein d’énergie et d’enthousiasme.

En anglais simple : Full of energy and excitement.

• He was an animate speaker.
• Her animate gestures held the audience’s attention.
• An animate conversation filled the quiet room.

Synonymes : lively, energetic, spirited

Contraires : lifeless

Expressions courantes : animate speaker, animate conversation