autograph

autographe

Nom écrit de sa main par une personne célèbre, souvent conservé par un admirateur.

En anglais simple : A famous person’s name written by them, often kept by a fan.

• Can I have your autograph?
• Fans waited outside to collect autographs.
• The singer put her autograph on my ticket.

Synonymes : signature

Expressions courantes : ask for an autograph, collect an autograph, celebrity autograph

signature

Votre nom écrit sur un document pour montrer votre accord ou votre approbation.

En anglais simple : Your written name on a document to show that you agree or approve.

• We need your autograph on this form.
• Put your autograph here to approve the order.
• Once I have your autograph, the agreement is complete.

Comment l'utiliser : autograph on something (I need your autograph on the agreement.)

Synonymes : signature

Expressions courantes : your autograph, autograph on something

manuscrit autographe

Texte écrit à la main par la personne qui l’a créé.

En anglais simple : A text written by hand by the person who created it.

• The library owns the composer’s autograph.
• Scholars compared the autograph with later printed copies.
• Two autographs of the poem survive in the archive.

Synonymes : manuscript

Expressions courantes : original autograph, composer’s autograph, autograph of something

dédicacer, signer

Écrire son nom sur un livre ou un autre objet, généralement pour un admirateur.

En anglais simple : To write your name on a book or another object, usually for a fan.

• Will you autograph my book?
• The actor autographed a photo for her.
• She spent an hour autographing copies of her new novel.

Comment l'utiliser : autograph something for someone (The player autographed a shirt for my son.)

Synonymes : sign

Expressions courantes : autograph a book, autograph a photo, autograph something for

autographe

Écrit à la main par la personne qui a créé le texte.

En anglais simple : Written by hand by the person who created the text.

• The museum displays an autograph letter.
• An autograph score shows the composer’s original changes.
• They discovered two autograph drafts of the poem.

Synonymes : handwritten

Expressions courantes : autograph manuscript, autograph letter, autograph score