project

projet

Travail prévu pour atteindre un objectif précis, souvent avec plusieurs tâches et plusieurs personnes.

En anglais simple : A piece of planned work with a particular goal, often involving several tasks and people.

• Our class started a science project.
• She managed a project to repair the bridge.
• Have you finished your history project?

Synonymes : assignment, undertaking

Expressions courantes : school project, research project, building project, development project

ensemble de logements sociaux, cité HLM

Bâtiment ou groupe de bâtiments proposant des logements peu coûteux, souvent financés par l’État.

En anglais simple : A building or group of buildings providing low-cost homes, often paid for by the government.

• She grew up in a housing project.
• The city repaired several old projects.
• Residents of the project asked for better lighting.

Synonymes : public housing development

Expressions courantes : housing project, live in projects, public housing project

prévoir, estimer

Estimer ce qui va se passer ou quelle quantité il y aura à l’avenir.

En anglais simple : You estimate what will happen or how much something will be in the future.

• They project higher sales next year.
• The company projected a small loss.
• We project that demand will double by June.

Comment l'utiliser : project something to be something (We project costs to be lower next year.); project that… (Analysts project that sales will rise.)

Synonymes : forecast, predict, estimate

Expressions courantes : project future growth, project sales, project a loss, project completion

projeter

Utiliser de la lumière et un appareil pour afficher une image sur un écran ou une surface.

En anglais simple : You use light and a machine to make a picture appear on a screen or surface.

• We projected photos onto the wall.
• The teacher projects maps during lessons.
• Can this machine project a clear image outside?

Comment l'utiliser : project something onto something (They projected the film onto a white wall.)

Synonymes : display, show

Expressions courantes : project an image, project onto something, project a film

donner, dégager

Amener les autres à percevoir sa personne ou quelque chose d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : You make other people see you or something else in a particular way.

• She projects confidence when she speaks.
• The company projected an image of success.
• His relaxed manner projects a sense of calm.

Synonymes : convey, communicate

Expressions courantes : project confidence, project an image, project a sense

faire saillie, dépasser

Dépasser vers l’extérieur de la surface ou du bord de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Something extends outward beyond the surface or edge of something else.

• A shelf projects from the wall.
• The balcony projected over the street.
• These sharp edges project beyond the frame.

Comment l'utiliser : project from something (A wooden beam projects from the wall.); project beyond something (The roof projects beyond the outer walls.)

Synonymes : stick out, protrude, extend

Expressions courantes : project from something, project beyond something, project over something

porter la voix

Parler ou chanter de façon à être clairement entendu par des personnes éloignées.

En anglais simple : You speak or sing so that people far away can hear you clearly.

• Try to project your voice.
• The actor projected every word clearly.
• She learned to project without shouting.

Expressions courantes : project your voice, project the words