spirit

esprit, fantôme

Être censé exister sans corps physique, comme un fantôme.

En anglais simple : A being believed to exist without a physical body, such as a ghost.

• They believe a spirit lives here.
• The story describes spirits that guard the forest.
• She thought she had seen an evil spirit.

Synonymes : ghost, supernatural being

Expressions courantes : evil spirit, forest spirit, see a spirit

enthousiasme, entrain, esprit

Énergie, enthousiasme et soutien fort pour une activité ou un groupe.

En anglais simple : Energy, excitement, and strong support for an activity or group.

• The team showed great spirit.
• Her speech was full of spirit.
• Everyone cheered to show their school spirit.

Synonymes : enthusiasm, energy, passion

Contraires : apathy

Expressions courantes : team spirit, school spirit, full of spirit

esprit, intention

Idée ou but essentiel qui se trouve derrière une règle ou une déclaration.

En anglais simple : The basic idea or purpose behind a rule or statement.

• This follows the spirit of the rule.
• They respected the spirit of our agreement.
• Her decision went against the spirit of the law.

Comment l'utiliser : the spirit of something (Sharing the prize follows the spirit of the competition.)

Synonymes : intent, purpose

Expressions courantes : spirit of something, in the spirit

esprit, âme

Partie invisible d’une personne qui, selon certaines croyances, continue à vivre après la mort.

En anglais simple : The unseen part of a person, believed by some to live on after death.

• Some people believe the spirit never dies.
• She prayed for her father’s spirit.
• They wanted to contact the spirits of their ancestors.

Synonymes : soul

Contraires : body

Expressions courantes : body and spirit, someone’s spirit, human spirit

âme, esprit

Partie d’un être vivant censée exister au-delà de son corps physique.

En anglais simple : The part of a living being believed to exist beyond its physical body.

• They believe the spirit survives death.
• She prayed for his spirit to find peace.
• The story describes spirits leaving their bodies.

Synonymes : soul

Expressions courantes : human spirit, departed spirit, spirit lives on

alcool, spiritueux

Liquide qui s’évapore facilement, notamment l’alcool ; au pluriel, spirits désigne aussi les boissons alcoolisées fortes.

En anglais simple : A liquid that easily turns into gas, especially alcohol; strong alcoholic drinks are also called spirits.

• The cleaner contains a strong spirit.
• She used white spirit to clean the brush.
• The bar sells beer, wine, and spirits.

Expressions courantes : methylated spirit, white spirit, spirit bottle

emmener en secret, emporter en secret

Emmener quelqu’un ou emporter quelque chose rapidement et en secret.

En anglais simple : To take someone or something away quickly and secretly.

• They spirited the child away.
• Someone had spirited the documents out of the office.
• The singer was spirited away before reporters arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : spirit someone/something away (The guards spirited the witness away.); spirit someone out of somewhere (Friends spirited her out of the building.)

Synonymes : whisk away, smuggle away

Expressions courantes : spirit someone away, spirit something away, spirit someone out

encourager, enthousiasmer

Donner à quelqu’un plus d’énergie, de courage ou d’enthousiasme.

En anglais simple : To give someone more energy, courage, or excitement.

• Her praise spirited him up.
• The music spirited the weary troops.
• Their success spirited up the whole company.

Comment l'utiliser : spirit someone up (The promise of victory spirited the soldiers up.)

Synonymes : encourage, inspire, hearten

Contraires : discourage

Expressions courantes : spirit someone up, spirit the troops