aunt

tante

Sœur de ta mère ou de ton père, ou épouse d’un frère ou d’une sœur de tes parents.

En anglais simple : The sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your parent’s brother or sister.

• My aunt lives nearby.
• We visited our aunts and uncles on Sunday.
• Is she your aunt or your grandmother?

Expressions courantes : my aunt, aunt and uncle, someone’s aunt

tante

Femme plus âgée, souvent proche de la famille, que l’on traite comme une parente.

En anglais simple : An older woman, often a close family friend, whom you treat like a relative.

• We call our neighbour Aunt Rose.
• She was an aunt to all the children on our street.
• My mother’s closest friend became my favourite aunt.

Comment l'utiliser : an aunt to someone (She has always been an aunt to my children.)

Expressions courantes : call someone aunt, aunt to someone, dear aunt