dispose

jeter, se débarrasser de

Jeter quelque chose dont on ne veut plus ou dont on n’a plus besoin.

En anglais simple : To throw something away because you no longer want or need it.

• Please dispose of your rubbish.
• We disposed of the broken chairs yesterday.
• Where can I dispose of these old batteries?

Comment l'utiliser : dispose of something (Please dispose of old batteries safely.)

Synonymes : throw away, get rid of, discard

Contraires : keep

Expressions courantes : dispose of rubbish, dispose of waste, dispose of something, dispose of objections

disposer, incliner

Rendre quelqu’un plus enclin à penser, ressentir ou agir d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To make someone more likely to think, feel, or act in a particular way.

• Her kindness disposed him to help.
• The committee is favourably disposed towards our proposal.
• His past experience disposed him to distrust easy promises.

Comment l'utiliser : dispose someone to do something (Her friendly manner disposed me to trust her.); be disposed towards something (After the accident, he was disposed towards caution.)

Synonymes : incline

Expressions courantes : dispose someone towards, dispose someone to