due

prévu, attendu

Qui doit arriver, se produire ou être accompli à un moment précis.

En anglais simple : Expected or required to happen or arrive at a particular time.

• The bus is due soon.
• Our baby is due in May.
• When is the next payment due?

Comment l'utiliser : due to do something (The train is due to leave at six.); due at/on/by a time (Your report is due by Friday.)

Synonymes : expected, scheduled

Expressions courantes : due tomorrow, due date, due to arrive, due at noon

dû, mérité

Que l'on doit à quelqu'un ou que cette personne mérite de recevoir.

En anglais simple : Owed to someone or deserved by them.

• You are due some money.
• Give her the credit she is due.
• The wages due to the workers have not been paid.

Comment l'utiliser : something is due to someone (A refund is due to every customer.); someone is due something (You are due a full refund.)

Synonymes : owed, deserved

Contraires : undeserved

Expressions courantes : due to someone, due credit, due respect

nécessaire, approprié

Dans la mesure nécessaire ou appropriée à la situation.

En anglais simple : As much as is needed or appropriate in a situation.

• Please give this due attention.
• She handled the equipment with due care.
• After due consideration, the committee approved the request.

Synonymes : proper, adequate, appropriate

Contraires : inadequate

Expressions courantes : due attention, due care, due consideration, due diligence

plein

Qui indique exactement le nord, le sud, l'est ou l'ouest, sans déviation.

En anglais simple : In an exact north, south, east, or west direction.

• The island is due north of here.
• Our camp was due west of the village.
• The lighthouse lies two miles due south of the harbour.

Comment l'utiliser : due north/south/east/west of something (The village is due east of the lake.)

Expressions courantes : due north, due south, due east, due west

plein, directement

Exactement vers le nord, le sud, l'est ou l'ouest, sans dévier.

En anglais simple : Exactly towards north, south, east, or west.

• Walk due north.
• The ship sailed due east.
• Are we heading due south?

Comment l'utiliser : due north/south/east/west (We sailed due west for two hours.)

Synonymes : directly, exactly

Expressions courantes : due north, due south, due east, due west

cotisation

Somme versée régulièrement pour être membre d'un club ou d'une organisation ; généralement appelée « dues » en anglais.

En anglais simple : Money you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization, usually called dues.

• Please pay your club dues.
• The union increased its monthly dues.
• Have you paid this year’s membership dues?

Synonymes : membership fee, subscription

Expressions courantes : membership due, annual due, club due

mérite, reconnaissance

Les éloges ou la reconnaissance qu'une personne mérite pour ses actions ou ses qualités.

En anglais simple : The praise or recognition that someone deserves.

• Give him his due; he tried.
• She finally got her due after years of hard work.
• To give them their due, they admitted their mistake.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone their due (Give her her due: she worked harder than anyone.)

Synonymes : credit, recognition

Expressions courantes : give someone their due, get your due, someone’s due

à cause de, en raison de

Dans « due to », indique la cause de quelque chose ou la raison pour laquelle cela se produit.

En anglais simple : Because of a particular thing or situation; used with to.

• The match stopped due to rain.
• The shop is closed due to illness.
• Due to heavy traffic, we arrived late.

Comment l'utiliser : due to something (The flight was cancelled due to fog.)

Synonymes : because of, owing to

Expressions courantes : due to rain, due to something, due to illness