intent

intention, but

Ce que quelqu’un prévoit ou cherche à faire.

En anglais simple : What you plan or mean to do.

• My intent was to help.
• He explained his original intent.
• We acted with no intent to cause harm.

Comment l'utiliser : intent to do something (She showed a clear intent to cooperate.)

Synonymes : intention, purpose, aim

Expressions courantes : original intent, with intent, clear intent, stated intent

intention criminelle

Ce qu’une personne voulait faire en commettant une infraction.

En anglais simple : What someone meant to do when they committed a crime.

• The court must establish intent.
• The prosecution failed to prove criminal intent.
• She denied acting with intent to kill.

Comment l'utiliser : with intent to do something (He entered the building with intent to steal.)

Synonymes : criminal intention

Expressions courantes : criminal intent, prove intent, intent to kill

déterminé, résolu

Qui veut absolument faire quelque chose et refuse d’abandonner.

En anglais simple : Strongly wanting to do something and unwilling to give up.

• He is intent on winning.
• They seemed intent on leaving early.
• Why are you so intent on buying that house?

Comment l'utiliser : intent on something/doing something (She is intent on starting her own business.)

Synonymes : determined, resolved, set

Expressions courantes : intent on winning, intent on success, seem intent

concentré, absorbé

Qui porte toute son attention sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Giving all your attention to something.

• She watched with an intent gaze.
• He was intent on his work.
• Their intent expressions showed how closely they were listening.

Comment l'utiliser : intent on something/doing something (He was so intent on reading that he missed his stop.)

Synonymes : focused, absorbed, attentive

Contraires : distracted, inattentive

Expressions courantes : intent gaze, intent expression, intent on reading