decide

décider

Choisir ce qu’on va faire après avoir réfléchi aux différentes possibilités.

En anglais simple : To choose what to do after thinking about the different possibilities.

• I decided to stay home.
• Have you decided where to eat?
• They will decide on a date tomorrow.

Comment l'utiliser : decide to do something (We decided to walk home.); decide on something (They decided on a smaller car.); decide whether/what/how… (I cannot decide what to wear.)

Synonymes : choose, make up your mind

Expressions courantes : decide to go, decide on something, decide what happens

conclure, juger

Arriver à une conclusion sur quelque chose après l’avoir examiné attentivement.

En anglais simple : To reach a conclusion about something after considering it carefully.

• I decided that she was right.
• The judge decided the evidence was reliable.
• We must decide whether this claim is true.

Comment l'utiliser : decide that… (She decided that the explanation was false.); decide whether… (The jury must decide whether he is guilty.)

Synonymes : conclude, judge, determine

Expressions courantes : decide that something, decide whether something, decide someone is

trancher, déterminer

Régler une question ou un désaccord, ou déterminer qui gagne une compétition.

En anglais simple : To settle a question or disagreement, or determine who wins a contest.

• One goal decided the match.
• The court will decide the dispute.
• A final vote decided the outcome of the election.

Synonymes : settle, determine, resolve

Expressions courantes : decide a match, decide the outcome, decide a dispute