browse

naviguer, surfer

Consulter des sites internet et passer d’une page à l’autre.

En anglais simple : To look at websites and move between pages on the internet.

• I browse the internet every evening.
• She browsed several travel websites before booking a hotel.
• You can browse online while you wait.

Synonymes : surf

Expressions courantes : browse the web, browse the internet, browse websites

feuilleter, parcourir

Regarder ou parcourir des choses sans les examiner en détail, pour trouver quelque chose d’intéressant.

En anglais simple : To look through things casually, hoping to find something interesting.

• I like to browse in bookshops.
• She browsed the shelves but bought nothing.
• Can I browse through your old photos?

Comment l'utiliser : browse through something (She browsed through the magazines while she waited.); browse for something (We browsed for gifts in the market.)

Synonymes : look through, look around

Expressions courantes : browse the shelves, browse through books, browse a shop

brouter

Manger les feuilles et les petites branches des arbres ou des buissons en se déplaçant.

En anglais simple : To eat leaves and small branches from bushes or trees while moving around.

• Deer browse near the trees.
• The giraffes browsed on leaves high above us.
• Goats were browsing among the bushes beside the path.

Comment l'utiliser : browse on something (The goats browsed on the young shoots.)

Synonymes : feed

Expressions courantes : deer browse, browse on leaves, browse among trees

coup d’œil

Examen rapide et tranquille de plusieurs choses pour voir ce qui nous intéresse.

En anglais simple : A short, relaxed look through things to see what interests you.

• I had a browse in the shop.
• A quick browse through the books helped me choose a gift.
• We stopped for a browse at the weekend market.

Comment l'utiliser : a browse through something (A browse through the catalogue gave me some ideas.)

Synonymes : look, look around

Expressions courantes : have a browse, quick browse, browse through something