section

section, partie

Une partie d'une chose ou d'un lieu plus vaste.

En anglais simple : One part of a larger thing or place.

• Read the first section.
• They closed a section of the road.
• Which section of the newspaper do you read first?

Comment l'utiliser : section of something (This section of the book explains the rules.)

Synonymes : part, portion

Expressions courantes : section of something, sports section, section of road

section, pupitre

Les musiciens d'un orchestre jouant le même type d'instrument, ou leurs instruments réunis.

En anglais simple : The musicians in an orchestra who play the same kind of instrument, or their instruments together.

• The brass section played loudly.
• Our string section needs two more players.
• The conductor asked the percussion section to begin again.

Expressions courantes : brass section, string section, percussion section

diviser, sectionner

Diviser quelque chose en plusieurs parties distinctes.

En anglais simple : To divide something into separate parts.

• Section the orange before serving it.
• She sectioned my hair before cutting it.
• The sample was sectioned into thin slices.

Comment l'utiliser : section something into something (Section the dough into six pieces.)

Synonymes : divide, partition

Expressions courantes : section an orange, section the hair, section something off