associate

associer, lier

Établir dans son esprit un lien entre deux personnes ou deux choses.

En anglais simple : To think of two people or things as connected with each other.

• I associate summer with the beach.
• She associated that smell with her grandmother's kitchen.
• What do you associate with this picture?

Comment l'utiliser : associate someone/something with someone/something (I associate that song with my childhood.); be associated with something (The brand is associated with quality.)

Synonymes : connect, link

Contraires : dissociate

Expressions courantes : associate something with, associate someone with

fréquenter, se lier

Passer du temps avec quelqu’un et le fréquenter.

En anglais simple : To spend time with someone socially.

• He associates with some of my friends.
• Her parents worried about the people she associated with.
• I avoid associating with anyone who treats others badly.

Comment l'utiliser : associate with someone (She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.)

Synonymes : mix, socialize, keep company

Expressions courantes : associate with someone, associate with friends

s'associer, s'allier

Rejoindre une personne ou un groupe, ou afficher son lien avec une activité ou une cause.

En anglais simple : To join another person or group, or publicly connect yourself with an activity or cause.

• They associated to form a new business.
• She associated herself with the environmental movement.
• He refused to associate his name with the project.

Comment l'utiliser : associate oneself with someone/something (She associated herself with the campaign for better housing.); associate someone's name with something (He associated his name with several local charities.)

Synonymes : join, ally, align

Contraires : dissociate

Expressions courantes : associate oneself with, associate with someone, associate someone's name

associer, unir

Réunir des choses ou les combiner pour former un groupe.

En anglais simple : To join things together or combine them into a group.

• These molecules associate with one another.
• The treatment associated the particles into larger groups.
• Heat helps the smaller units associate.

Comment l'utiliser : associate A with B (The process associates metal particles with other substances.)

Synonymes : combine, join, unite

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : associate with something, associate particles

adjoint, associé

Qui travaille aux côtés d’une personne plus haut placée, avec un rang inférieur ou moins d’autorité.

En anglais simple : Working alongside a more senior person, with a lower rank or less authority.

• She is an associate editor.
• He became an associate professor last year.
• The associate director reports to the director.

Expressions courantes : associate professor, associate editor, associate director, associate producer

associé, adhérent

Qui possède certains droits d’un membre à part entière, mais pas tous.

En anglais simple : Having some, but not all, of the rights of a full member.

• He is an associate member of the club.
• Associate membership costs less than full membership.
• Associate members cannot vote in this election.

Contraires : full

Expressions courantes : associate member, associate membership, associate status

collègue, associé

Personne avec laquelle on travaille ou fait des affaires.

En anglais simple : Someone you work with or do business with.

• I met a business associate for lunch.
• His associates helped him start the company.
• She introduced me to an associate who handles sales.

Comment l'utiliser : an associate of someone (She is a business associate of my father.)

Synonymes : colleague, business partner, coworker

Expressions courantes : business associate, close associate, former associate, trusted associate

collaborateur, membre associé

Membre ou professionnel ayant un rang inférieur ou moins de droits qu’un membre à part entière ou plus expérimenté.

En anglais simple : A member or professional who has a lower rank or fewer rights than a full or senior one.

• She joined the firm as an associate.
• The associates work under the senior partners.
• He was promoted from associate to partner.

Comment l'utiliser : an associate at something (He works as an associate at a law firm.)

Expressions courantes : junior associate, senior associate, firm associate