candid

franc, sincère

Qui exprime clairement et honnêtement ce qu’il pense ou ressent vraiment.

En anglais simple : Saying what you really think or feel, clearly and honestly.

• Please give me your candid opinion.
• He was candid about his mistakes.
• We had a candid discussion about money.

Comment l'utiliser : candid with someone (Please be candid with me about my work.); candid about something (She was candid about the difficulties she faced.)

Synonymes : honest, frank, open, straightforward

Contraires : dishonest, evasive

Expressions courantes : candid opinion, candid discussion, candid with someone, candid admission

impartial, équitable

Qui juge équitablement, sans favoriser un camp plutôt qu’un autre.

En anglais simple : Judging fairly without favouring either side.

• A candid judge must hear both sides.
• Her candid assessment gave neither group an advantage.
• He asked for a candid judgment based only on the evidence.

Synonymes : fair, impartial, unbiased

Contraires : biased, partial

Expressions courantes : candid judgment, candid observer, candid assessment

photo sur le vif

Photo prise quand une personne agit naturellement, sans poser devant l’appareil.

En anglais simple : A photograph taken while someone is acting naturally rather than posing for the camera.

• She took a candid of us laughing.
• The album contains portraits and candids.
• My favourite wedding candid shows my father dancing.

Synonymes : candid photograph, unposed photograph

Expressions courantes : take a candid, wedding candid, a lovely candid