gel

gel

Substance épaisse et souple qu’on applique sur les cheveux ou la peau.

En anglais simple : A thick, soft substance used on hair or skin.

• I put gel in my hair.
• This shower gel smells of roses.
• She bought a gel to keep her curls in place.

Expressions courantes : hair gel, shaving gel, shower gel

gelée, gel

Aliment mou et épais qui garde sa forme, souvent préparé avec du jus de fruit.

En anglais simple : A soft, thick food that holds its shape, often made from fruit juice.

• The chef served a lemon gel.
• A thin layer of apple gel covered the dessert.
• These fruit gels add color to the plate.

Synonymes : jelly

Expressions courantes : fruit gel, apple gel, lemon gel

bien s’entendre

Bien s’entendre et travailler ensemble sans difficulté.

En anglais simple : If people do this, they get along well and work comfortably together.

• Our team gelled quickly.
• I never really gelled with his friends.
• Do the new players gel with the rest of the team?

Comment l'utiliser : gel with someone (I gelled with my new colleagues immediately.)

Synonymes : click, get along

Contraires : clash

Expressions courantes : gel with someone, gel as a team

prendre forme, se concrétiser

Se dit d’idées ou de projets qui s’assemblent et deviennent clairs ou complets.

En anglais simple : If ideas or plans do this, they come together and become clear or complete.

• The plan is starting to gel.
• Their ideas finally gelled into a useful design.
• The story gelled after we changed the ending.

Comment l'utiliser : gel into something (Our ideas gelled into a clear plan.)

Synonymes : take shape, come together, cohere

Expressions courantes : ideas gel, gel into something

gélifier

Devenir épais et souple tout en gardant une forme.

En anglais simple : To become thick and soft enough to hold a shape.

• The mixture will gel as it cools.
• The fruit juice gelled overnight in the fridge.
• Why has this jelly failed to gel?

Synonymes : set, thicken

Expressions courantes : gel properly, begin to gel

mettre du gel

Mettre du gel sur les cheveux pour maintenir la coiffure.

En anglais simple : To put a thick styling substance on your hair to keep it in place.

• I gel my hair every morning.
• He gelled his hair into spikes.
• She gels her curls before leaving the house.

Expressions courantes : gel your hair, gel hair back