reign

règne

Période pendant laquelle un roi ou une reine gouverne un pays.

En anglais simple : The time during which a king or queen rules a country.

• The king's reign lasted twenty years.
• Several wars broke out during her reign.
• When did the new queen's reign begin?

Comment l'utiliser : reign of someone (The palace was built during the reign of the queen.)

Expressions courantes : long reign, during someone's reign

règne, souveraineté

Pouvoir exercé par un roi ou une reine pour gouverner un pays.

En anglais simple : A king or queen's use of power to govern a country.

• The queen's reign brought peace to the country.
• His reign over the kingdom faced strong opposition.
• Royal laws shaped daily life under her reign.

Comment l'utiliser : reign over something (The king's reign over the islands was challenged.)

Synonymes : rule, sovereignty, dominion

Expressions courantes : under someone's reign, absolute reign

règne

Période pendant laquelle une même famille régnante dirige un pays.

En anglais simple : The time during which one ruling family controls a country.

• The dynasty's reign lasted three centuries.
• A foreign invasion ended the ruling family's reign.
• Many temples were built during the reign of that dynasty.

Comment l'utiliser : reign of a dynasty (Trade grew during the reign of the dynasty.)

Synonymes : rule, ascendancy

Expressions courantes : dynasty's reign, reign of something

régner

Gouverner un pays en tant que roi ou reine.

En anglais simple : To rule a country as its king or queen.

• The queen reigned for fifty years.
• Who reigned before this king?
• Her family has reigned over the country for centuries.

Comment l'utiliser : reign over something (The queen reigned over a large kingdom.); reign as king/queen (He reigned as king for thirty years.)

Synonymes : rule

Expressions courantes : reign over something, reign as king, reign for years, reign as queen

régner, prédominer

Pour un sentiment ou une situation, être plus fort ou plus perceptible que tout le reste dans un lieu.

En anglais simple : If a feeling or condition controls a place, it is stronger or more noticeable than anything else there.

• Silence reigned in the room.
• Chaos reigns whenever the manager leaves.
• For a few peaceful hours, calm reigned throughout the village.

Synonymes : prevail, dominate, predominate

Expressions courantes : silence reign, chaos reign, reign supreme