depressed

déprimé, abattu

Qui se sent très triste et garde peu d’espoir.

En anglais simple : Feeling very sad and without much hope.

• I feel depressed today.
• He was depressed about losing his job.
• The bad weather left us all feeling depressed.

Comment l'utiliser : depressed about something (She felt depressed about her exam results.)

Synonymes : sad, down, dejected

Contraires : happy, cheerful

Expressions courantes : feel depressed, depressed about something, a little depressed

dépressif

Qui souffre d’un trouble psychique entraînant une tristesse durable et une perte d’intérêt pour la vie.

En anglais simple : Having a mental health condition that causes lasting sadness and loss of interest in life.

• He was diagnosed as clinically depressed.
• She sought treatment after becoming severely depressed.
• People who are depressed may find everyday tasks difficult.

Expressions courantes : clinically depressed, severely depressed, become depressed

déprimé, en difficulté

Marqué par une faible activité économique, peu d’emplois ou des prix bas.

En anglais simple : Having little business activity, few jobs, or low prices.

• The local economy is depressed.
• House prices remained depressed throughout the year.
• The factory closed in an already depressed region.

Synonymes : weak, sluggish

Contraires : booming

Expressions courantes : depressed economy, depressed market, depressed prices

enfoncé, abaissé

Plus bas que la surface autour, ou poussé vers le bas par rapport à sa position habituelle.

En anglais simple : Lower than the surrounding surface, or pushed down from its usual position.

• Water collected in the depressed area.
• Keep the pedal depressed while changing gear.
• The stone has a slightly depressed center.

Synonymes : sunken, lowered, recessed

Contraires : raised

Expressions courantes : depressed area, depressed surface, depressed pedal

déprimé

Rendu plus simple en mathématiques par la suppression d’un terme particulier.

En anglais simple : Changed to a simpler mathematical form by removing a particular term.

• This is a depressed cubic equation.
• The substitution gives us a depressed quartic.
• A depressed cubic has no squared term.

Expressions courantes : depressed cubic, depressed equation, depressed quartic