experience

expérience

Quelque chose qui vous arrive ou auquel vous participez personnellement.

En anglais simple : Something that happens to you or that you take part in.

• The trip was a wonderful experience.
• He told us about his experiences abroad.
• Was your first day a good experience?

Comment l'utiliser : experience of doing something (Her first experience of flying was exciting.)

Expressions courantes : new experience, wonderful experience, experience of something

expérience

Temps passé à faire quelque chose, notamment un travail, et savoir-faire acquis ainsi.

En anglais simple : The time you have spent doing something, especially a job, and the skill gained from it.

• He has ten years of experience.
• This job requires experience in teaching.
• She gained useful work experience at a local shop.

Comment l'utiliser : experience in something (She has experience in sales.); experience of doing something (Do you have experience of working with children?)

Synonymes : practice, expertise

Contraires : inexperience

Expressions courantes : work experience, years of experience, experience in something

expérience

Ce que vous avez vécu ou fait et qui vous a donné des connaissances et des compétences.

En anglais simple : The things you have lived through or done that give you knowledge and skills.

• Experience has taught me to be patient.
• We learned from the experience of earlier generations.
• Their shared experience helped them understand each other.

Contraires : inexperience

Expressions courantes : life experience, learn from experience, personal experience

vécu, expérience

Émotions ou impression durable qu’un événement laisse en vous.

En anglais simple : The feelings or lasting impression that an event gives you.

• The music created a powerful experience.
• Her experience of loss changed how she saw the world.
• They described the emotional experience of seeing their home again.

Comment l'utiliser : experience of something (His experience of grief changed him.)

Expressions courantes : emotional experience, powerful experience, experience of loss

vivre, éprouver

Vivre personnellement une situation, ressentir quelque chose ou participer à une activité.

En anglais simple : To have something happen to you, or to feel or take part in something.

• I experienced no pain.
• We are experiencing delays because of the storm.
• Have you ever experienced anything like this?

Synonymes : go through, undergo

Expressions courantes : experience problems, experience pain, experience something new, experience a culture