identity

identité

Ce qui permet de savoir qui est une personne, notamment son nom et ses traits distinctifs.

En anglais simple : Who someone is, including their name and the features that make them different from others.

• Please confirm your identity.
• The police discovered his real identity.
• She used a false identity to enter the building.

Expressions courantes : prove your identity, false identity, identity theft

identité

Qualités et expériences qui donnent à une personne ou à un groupe le sentiment d’être distinct des autres.

En anglais simple : The qualities and experiences that make a person or group feel distinct from others.

• Language is part of our identity.
• Moving abroad changed her sense of identity.
• The community works to preserve its cultural identity.

Synonymes : selfhood, individuality

Expressions courantes : sense of identity, cultural identity, personal identity

identité visuelle, identité de marque

Image qu’une organisation présente par son nom, ses éléments visuels et sa façon d’agir.

En anglais simple : The image an organization presents through its name, design, and way of doing things.

• The company changed its identity.
• A new logo strengthened our brand identity.
• Their website reflects the museum’s visual identity.

Synonymes : image

Expressions courantes : corporate identity, brand identity, visual identity

identité

Fait que deux choses ou davantage sont exactement les mêmes.

En anglais simple : The fact that two or more things are exactly the same.

• The comparison established their identity.
• The researchers demonstrated the identity of the two substances.
• Complete identity of wording suggests that one document copied the other.

Synonymes : sameness, equivalence

Contraires : difference

Expressions courantes : identity of something, complete identity