cordial

cordial, chaleureux

Qui se montre aimable et chaleureux envers les autres.

En anglais simple : Friendly and warm towards other people.

• They gave us a cordial welcome.
• Relations between the neighbors remained cordial.
• Despite their disagreement, the meeting was cordial.

Comment l'utiliser : cordial to someone (The hosts were cordial to every guest.)

Synonymes : friendly, warm, genial

Contraires : unfriendly, hostile

Expressions courantes : cordial welcome, cordial relations, cordial atmosphere

sincère, profond

Ressenti avec force et sincérité, que le sentiment soit agréable ou désagréable.

En anglais simple : Strongly and sincerely felt, whether the feeling is pleasant or unpleasant.

• She offered her cordial thanks.
• He had a cordial dislike of noisy celebrations.
• Their letters expressed cordial affection for their old teacher.

Synonymes : heartfelt, sincere, hearty

Contraires : insincere

Expressions courantes : cordial dislike, cordial hatred, cordial thanks

sirop de fruits

Liquide sucré et concentré, souvent à base de fruits, que l’on mélange à de l’eau pour le boire.

En anglais simple : A sweet, strong liquid, often made from fruit, that you mix with water to make a drink.

• Add water to the cordial.
• She bought a bottle of blackcurrant cordial.
• We make elderflower cordial every spring.

Synonymes : squash

Expressions courantes : blackcurrant cordial, elderflower cordial, dilute the cordial

sirop à l'eau

Une portion de boisson sucrée obtenue en mélangeant du sirop de fruits avec de l’eau.

En anglais simple : A serving of a sweet drink made by mixing fruit concentrate with water.

• I'll have a cordial, please.
• She served three orange cordials with ice.
• He drank a cold cordial after his walk.

Expressions courantes : a cold cordial, order a cordial, two orange cordials

liqueur

Boisson alcoolisée sucrée, parfumée en faisant macérer des fruits, des herbes ou d’autres ingrédients dans l’alcool.

En anglais simple : A sweet alcoholic drink flavored by soaking fruit, herbs, or other ingredients in alcohol.

• They offered us a cherry cordial.
• She sipped her cordial after dinner.
• These cordials are made by soaking herbs in alcohol.

Synonymes : liqueur

Expressions courantes : cherry cordial, herbal cordial, sip a cordial

tonique, cordial

Médicament au goût agréable, traditionnellement donné pour redonner des forces.

En anglais simple : A medicine with a pleasant taste, traditionally given to make someone feel stronger.

• The doctor gave her a cordial.
• He took a spoonful of the sweet cordial.
• Such cordials were once sold as remedies for weakness.

Synonymes : tonic

Expressions courantes : medicinal cordial, herbal cordial, restorative cordial