demise

disparition, chute, fin

Fin ou échec d’une entreprise, d’un projet, d’un système ou d’une autre chose.

En anglais simple : The end or failure of something, such as a business, project, or system.

• Poor sales caused the company's demise.
• The loss of funding led to the project's demise.
• Few people predicted the eventual demise of the industry.

Synonymes : end, collapse, downfall

Expressions courantes : eventual demise, the demise of something, lead to demise

décès, mort

Fin de la vie d’une personne ou d’un autre être vivant.

En anglais simple : The death of a person or another living thing.

• The king's demise shocked the country.
• She mourned her friend's untimely demise.
• The animal's sudden demise remains unexplained.

Synonymes : death, passing, decease

Contraires : birth

Expressions courantes : untimely demise, sudden demise, the demise of someone

transfert de propriété, cession

Transfert légal d’un bien par testament ou par un accord qui en permet l’usage à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : The legal transfer of property through a will or an agreement allowing someone to use it.

• The deed records the demise of the land.
• The demise grants the tenant use of the premises.
• Lawyers reviewed the terms of the proposed demise.

Synonymes : conveyance, transfer

Expressions courantes : demise of property, demise by lease, a legal demise

céder, transmettre

Transférer légalement un bien par testament ou par un accord permettant à quelqu’un de l’utiliser.

En anglais simple : To legally transfer property through a will or an agreement allowing someone to use it.

• The deed demises the land.
• The landlord demised the building for twenty years.
• The will demises the estate to her eldest child.

Comment l'utiliser : demise something to someone (The owner demised the premises to the tenant.)

Synonymes : convey, transfer, lease

Expressions courantes : demise property, demise land, demise something to someone