dwell

s’attarder sur, ressasser

Continuer à penser ou à parler de quelque chose, surtout de désagréable.

En anglais simple : To keep thinking or talking about something, especially something unpleasant.

• Do not dwell on the past.
• He dwelled on the argument all evening.
• She kept dwelling on what might go wrong.

Comment l'utiliser : dwell on/upon something (Try not to dwell on your mistakes.)

Synonymes : brood over, think about, linger on

Expressions courantes : dwell on something, dwell upon something, dwell on mistakes, dwell on details

habiter, demeurer

Vivre dans un lieu particulier.

En anglais simple : To live in a particular place.

• Few people dwell in this valley.
• She dwelt alone in a small cottage.
• The story describes spirits dwelling among the trees.

Comment l'utiliser : dwell in somewhere (They dwell in a valley beyond the mountains.)

Synonymes : live, reside, inhabit

Expressions courantes : dwell in something, dwell among people, dwell by something