organ

organe

Partie d’un animal ou d’une plante qui remplit une fonction précise, comme le cœur ou une feuille.

En anglais simple : A part of an animal or plant that performs a particular job, such as a heart or leaf.

• The heart is an important organ.
• The disease can damage several organs.
• A leaf is a plant organ that uses sunlight to make food.

Expressions courantes : vital organ, organ transplant, organ donor

organe

Partie située dans le corps qui remplit une fonction précise, comme le cœur ou le foie.

En anglais simple : A part inside a living body that does a particular job, such as the heart or liver.

• The heart is an important organ.
• The disease can damage several organs.
• She agreed to donate her organs after death.

Expressions courantes : internal organ, vital organ, organ donation

orgue

Grand instrument à clavier produisant des sons avec des tuyaux, ou instrument électronique au son semblable.

En anglais simple : A large keyboard instrument that makes music through pipes, or an electronic instrument with a similar sound.

• She plays the organ.
• The church installed a new pipe organ.
• We heard the organ during the wedding ceremony.

Expressions courantes : play the organ, pipe organ, electronic organ

organe

Groupe au sein d’une organisation plus grande qui exerce une fonction précise.

En anglais simple : A group within a larger organization that carries out a particular job.

• The council is the main decision-making organ.
• Each organ of the government has different powers.
• These organs oversee the work of local authorities.

Comment l'utiliser : an organ of something (The council is an organ of the United Nations.)

Synonymes : body, branch

Expressions courantes : government organ, legislative organ, organ of government