compound

composé

Substance formée par l’union chimique de deux ou plusieurs éléments différents.

En anglais simple : A substance made by joining two or more different substances or chemical elements.

• Water is a chemical compound.
• This compound contains carbon and oxygen.
• Scientists tested several compounds in the laboratory.

Comment l'utiliser : compound of something (Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.)

Expressions courantes : chemical compound, organic compound, compound of something

enceinte, complexe

Groupe de bâtiments sur un même terrain, souvent entouré d’un mur ou d’une clôture.

En anglais simple : A group of buildings in one area, often surrounded by a wall or fence.

• Guards stood outside the compound.
• Several families lived in the walled compound.
• Visitors must show identification before entering the military compound.

Synonymes : complex

Expressions courantes : military compound, prison compound, inside the compound

mélange, combinaison

Ensemble formé par la réunion de choses différentes.

En anglais simple : A mixture of different things joined together.

• The music is a compound of several styles.
• His mood was a strange compound of fear and hope.
• Their culture became a compound of old and new traditions.

Comment l'utiliser : compound of A and B (Her reaction was a compound of surprise and relief.)

Synonymes : mixture, blend, combination

Expressions courantes : compound of something, strange compound, complex compound

composé

Formé de deux ou plusieurs parties réunies.

En anglais simple : Made of two or more parts joined together.

• Toothbrush is a compound word.
• This compound sentence has two main parts.
• The teacher asked us to identify the compound nouns.

Synonymes : combined, composite

Contraires : simple

Expressions courantes : compound word, compound sentence, compound noun

composé

Qui comporte des calculs avec différentes unités ou plusieurs étapes liées entre elles.

En anglais simple : Involving calculations with different units or several linked steps.

• The textbook explains compound addition.
• We used compound subtraction with pounds and ounces.
• Compound arithmetic lets you calculate with feet and inches.

Contraires : simple

Expressions courantes : compound addition, compound subtraction, compound arithmetic

aggraver

Rendre un problème plus grave en ajoutant une autre difficulté.

En anglais simple : To make a problem worse by adding another difficulty.

• His rude reply compounded the problem.
• The shortage was compounded by delivery delays.
• Do not compound your mistake by lying about it.

Comment l'utiliser : compound something (The delay compounded our problems.); be compounded by something (Our difficulties were compounded by heavy rain.)

Synonymes : worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Contraires : ease

Expressions courantes : compound the problem, compound someone’s misery

capitaliser

Calculer des intérêts sur la somme initiale et les intérêts déjà ajoutés.

En anglais simple : To calculate interest on both the original money and the interest already added.

• The bank compounds interest every month.
• Your savings grow faster when interest is compounded daily.
• This account compounds the interest annually.

Expressions courantes : compound interest, compound annually, compound monthly

mélanger, préparer

Réunir différents ingrédients ou éléments pour obtenir un mélange.

En anglais simple : To make a mixture by combining different ingredients or parts.

• The pharmacist compounded an ointment.
• They compound medicines for patients with special needs.
• This cream was compounded from three ingredients.

Comment l'utiliser : compound something from something (The pharmacist compounded a cream from several ingredients.)

Synonymes : mix, blend

Expressions courantes : compound a medicine, compound an ointment