pregnant

enceinte, gestante

Qui porte un bébé ou un petit dans son corps ; se dit aussi d’un couple qui attend un enfant.

En anglais simple : Having a baby or young animal growing inside the body; also used for a couple expecting a baby.

• My sister is pregnant.
• She was pregnant with her first child.
• The couple announced that they were pregnant.

Comment l'utiliser : be pregnant with a baby/twins (She is pregnant with twins.)

Synonymes : expecting, expectant

Expressions courantes : be pregnant, get pregnant, six months pregnant, pregnant woman

lourd de sens, significatif

Qui suggère des sentiments forts, un sens important ou des possibilités sans les exprimer ouvertement.

En anglais simple : Suggesting strong feelings, important meaning, or possibilities that have not been openly expressed.

• A pregnant silence followed her question.
• He took a pregnant pause before giving his answer.
• They exchanged a pregnant glance across the room.

Synonymes : meaningful, significant, suggestive

Contraires : meaningless

Expressions courantes : pregnant pause, pregnant silence, pregnant moment

plein, chargé

Qui contient beaucoup d’une qualité, d’un sentiment ou de possibilités.

En anglais simple : Containing a great deal of a particular quality, feeling, or possibility.

• The moment was pregnant with hope.
• Her words were pregnant with meaning.
• They saw a future pregnant with promise.

Comment l'utiliser : pregnant with something (The coming year seemed pregnant with possibility.)

Synonymes : full, filled, rich

Expressions courantes : pregnant with possibility, pregnant with promise, pregnant with meaning, pregnant with anxiety