picture

image, dessin, tableau

Image sur du papier ou une autre surface, représentant une personne, un lieu ou une chose.

En anglais simple : An image made on paper or another surface that shows a person, place, or thing.

• I drew a picture.
• There are pictures on every wall.
• Who painted this picture of the sea?

Comment l'utiliser : a picture of someone/something (She drew a picture of her dog.)

Synonymes : image, drawing, painting

Expressions courantes : draw a picture, picture of something, paint a picture, framed picture

photo, photographie

Image prise avec un appareil photo.

En anglais simple : An image made with a camera.

• Can you take my picture?
• We looked at pictures from our holiday.
• This is my favourite picture of you.

Comment l'utiliser : a picture of someone/something (I took a picture of the sunset.)

Synonymes : photo, photograph

Expressions courantes : take a picture, family picture, picture of someone

vue d’ensemble, tableau

Vision d’une situation qui réunit les faits principaux et les liens entre eux.

En anglais simple : A way of understanding a situation, including its main facts and how they fit together.

• We need the full picture.
• These figures give a clearer picture of the economy.
• Try to consider the bigger picture before you decide.

Comment l'utiliser : a picture of something (The report gives a clear picture of local housing needs.)

Synonymes : overview, understanding

Expressions courantes : overall picture, clear picture, bigger picture, picture of something

image

Image visible sur un téléviseur, un ordinateur ou un autre écran.

En anglais simple : The image you see on a television, computer, or other screen.

• The picture is blurry.
• This television has a very sharp picture.
• We lost the picture, but we could still hear the sound.

Synonymes : image

Expressions courantes : clear picture, picture quality, television picture

image mentale, représentation

Image ou idée de quelque chose que l’on forme dans son esprit.

En anglais simple : An image or idea of something that you form in your mind.

• I have a picture of her in my mind.
• His story gave us a vivid picture of village life.
• My mental picture of the place was completely wrong.

Comment l'utiliser : a picture of someone/something (I have a clear picture of the house in my mind.)

Synonymes : image, vision

Expressions courantes : mental picture, picture in mind, picture of something

imaginer, se représenter

Se représenter l’apparence d’une personne ou d’une chose, ou ce que serait une situation.

En anglais simple : To imagine what someone or something looks like, or what a situation would be like.

• Picture a quiet beach.
• I pictured him waiting outside the station.
• Can you picture yourself living here?

Comment l'utiliser : picture someone/something doing something (I can picture you living by the sea.); picture someone/something as something (She pictured herself as a successful writer.)

Synonymes : imagine, visualize

Expressions courantes : picture someone doing something, picture yourself, picture the scene

représenter, photographier

Montrer une personne ou une chose dans une photo, un dessin ou une autre image.

En anglais simple : To show someone or something in a photograph, drawing, or other image.

• The cover pictures a mountain.
• She was pictured beside her new car.
• The people pictured above are our volunteers.

Comment l'utiliser : be pictured with someone/something (The singer is pictured with her children.); be pictured doing something (He was pictured leaving the hotel.)

Synonymes : show, depict

Expressions courantes : picture someone together, picture something above, picture someone smiling

dépeindre, décrire

Décrire une personne ou une chose pour donner une impression vive aux lecteurs ou aux auditeurs.

En anglais simple : To describe someone or something in a way that gives readers or listeners a strong impression.

• The novel pictures life in a small town.
• The report pictured the city as a dangerous place.
• Her account pictures the workers struggling to feed their families.

Comment l'utiliser : picture someone/something as something (The story pictures him as a lonely man.)

Synonymes : portray, depict, describe

Expressions courantes : picture someone as something, picture someone doing something