store

magasin, boutique

Lieu où l’on peut acheter des choses.

En anglais simple : A place where you can buy things.

• The store closes at six.
• I bought these shoes at a nearby store.
• Which stores sell fresh bread?

Synonymes : shop

Expressions courantes : grocery store, department store, clothing store

réserve, stock

Quantité de quelque chose gardée pour être utilisée plus tard.

En anglais simple : An amount of something kept so it can be used later.

• The squirrels have a store of nuts.
• Our food stores lasted through the winter.
• She drew on her vast store of knowledge.

Comment l'utiliser : a store of something (We kept a store of clean water for emergencies.)

Synonymes : supply, stock, reserve, cache

Expressions courantes : store of food, store of knowledge, secret store

entrepôt, réserve

Pièce ou bâtiment où l’on garde des choses jusqu’au moment où on en a besoin.

En anglais simple : A room or building where things are kept until they are needed.

• The tools are in the store.
• They built a new grain store beside the farm.
• The meat was kept in a cold store.

Synonymes : storeroom, warehouse, stockroom

Expressions courantes : cold store, grain store, equipment store

ranger, conserver, stocker

Mettre quelque chose dans un endroit où le garder jusqu’à en avoir besoin.

En anglais simple : To put something in a place where it can be kept until you need it.

• Store the milk in the fridge.
• We stored the empty boxes in the garage.
• Where do you store your photos?

Comment l'utiliser : store something in somewhere (We store our winter clothes in the attic.)

Synonymes : put away, keep, save

Expressions courantes : store food, store something safely, store in something, store in containers

contenir, emmagasiner

Garder quelque chose à l’intérieur, généralement pour pouvoir l’utiliser plus tard.

En anglais simple : To hold something inside, usually so it can be used later.

• This tank stores rainwater.
• The battery stores enough energy for a full day.
• These thick walls store heat and release it slowly.

Synonymes : hold, contain, retain

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : store energy, store water, store heat