gravity

gravité, pesanteur

Force qui attire les objets vers la Terre ou les corps célestes les uns vers les autres.

En anglais simple : The force that pulls things towards Earth or pulls objects in space towards each other.

• Gravity makes things fall.
• The moon has weaker gravity than Earth.
• Astronauts train to work in zero gravity.

Synonymes : gravitation

Expressions courantes : force of gravity, zero gravity, earth's gravity

gravité

Caractère sérieux d’une situation ou d’un acte, surtout en raison de ses conséquences possibles.

En anglais simple : How serious a situation or action is, especially because it may have bad results.

• She understood the gravity of the problem.
• His punishment reflected the gravity of his crime.
• Do they realize the gravity of this decision?

Comment l'utiliser : the gravity of something (He failed to appreciate the gravity of the situation.)

Synonymes : seriousness, severity

Contraires : triviality

Expressions courantes : gravity of something, understand the gravity