expansive

vaste, étendu

Qui couvre une grande surface ou un large éventail de sujets.

En anglais simple : Covering a large area or a wide range of subjects.

• The balcony offers an expansive view.
• Her expansive research covers several centuries.
• We crossed an expansive landscape of grass and low hills.

Synonymes : extensive, wide, broad

Contraires : limited, narrow

Expressions courantes : expansive view, expansive research, expansive landscape

expansif, communicatif

Chaleureux et prêt à parler librement, souvent de ses sentiments ou de ses idées.

En anglais simple : Friendly and willing to talk freely, often about your feelings or ideas.

• He was in an expansive mood.
• Our normally quiet host became expansive over dinner.
• Her expansive manner encouraged everyone to join the conversation.

Synonymes : talkative, sociable, outgoing

Contraires : reserved

Expressions courantes : expansive mood, expansive host, expansive manner

expansif

Qui devient plus grand ou provoque une augmentation de taille.

En anglais simple : Becoming larger or causing an increase in size.

• Expansive soil can damage foundations.
• The engineers measured the gas’s expansive force.
• Expansive cement increases in volume as it sets.

Synonymes : expanding

Contraires : contracting

Expressions courantes : expansive force, expansive soil, expansive cement

expansible

Qui peut devenir plus grand ou être agrandi.

En anglais simple : Able to become larger or be made larger.

• The design uses an expansive material.
• The chamber’s expansive walls allow it to hold more gas.
• They tested the fabric’s expansive capacity under pressure.

Synonymes : expandable

Expressions courantes : expansive material, expansive capacity, expansive structure