elaborate

élaboré, complexe

Qui comporte de nombreux éléments ou détails soigneusement prévus.

En anglais simple : Having many carefully planned parts or details.

• They made an elaborate plan.
• She invented an elaborate story to explain her absence.
• The celebration required elaborate preparations.

Synonymes : detailed, complex, intricate

Contraires : simple, basic

Expressions courantes : elaborate plan, elaborate system, elaborate description

ouvragé, orné

Décoré de nombreux détails complexes et attrayants.

En anglais simple : Decorated with many complicated, attractive details.

• The dress has elaborate embroidery.
• Elaborate carvings cover the wooden doors.
• She wore an elaborate costume to the party.

Synonymes : ornate, intricate, fancy

Contraires : plain, simple

Expressions courantes : elaborate pattern, elaborate costume, elaborate decoration

élaboré, développé

Développé en ajoutant des détails ou des explications.

En anglais simple : Developed with added details or explanation.

• We need a more elaborate explanation.
• She provided an elaborate account of the events.
• His initial idea became an elaborate plan.

Synonymes : detailed, developed

Contraires : undeveloped

Expressions courantes : elaborate account, elaborate explanation, elaborate plan

développer, préciser

Expliquer quelque chose plus complètement ou ajouter des détails à une idée.

En anglais simple : To explain something more fully or add more details to an idea.

• Could you elaborate, please?
• She elaborated on her reasons for leaving.
• They elaborated the proposal during several meetings.

Comment l'utiliser : elaborate on something (Could you elaborate on your last point?); elaborate something (The team elaborated a detailed plan for the move.)

Synonymes : expand, explain, develop

Contraires : condense

Expressions courantes : elaborate on something, elaborate further, elaborate a plan