structure

structure, organisation

La manière dont les différentes parties d’une chose sont disposées ou reliées.

En anglais simple : The way the parts of something are put together or organized.

• The book has a clear structure.
• We changed the structure of the team.
• This diagram shows the structure of a leaf.

Comment l'utiliser : structure of something (We studied the structure of the poem.)

Synonymes : arrangement, organization, form

Expressions courantes : structure of something, sentence structure, internal structure, logical structure

construction, structure

Un ouvrage construit en assemblant des éléments, notamment un grand bâtiment ou un pont.

En anglais simple : Something built from parts, especially a large building or bridge.

• The tower is a tall structure.
• Several wooden structures were damaged by the storm.
• Workers are repairing the structure beside the river.

Synonymes : construction, building

Expressions courantes : large structure, steel structure, build a structure

structure, assemblage

Un tout formé par l’assemblage de plusieurs parties distinctes.

En anglais simple : A complete thing made by joining separate parts together.

• The children built a structure from sticks.
• Several metal parts form one solid structure.
• Birds carried leaves into the fragile structure.

Synonymes : construction

Expressions courantes : complex structure, wooden structure, build a structure

structurer, organiser

Disposer les différentes parties de quelque chose selon un plan.

En anglais simple : To arrange the parts of something in a planned way.

• Structure your essay in three parts.
• She structured the interview around five main questions.
• How will you structure the training?

Comment l'utiliser : structure something around something (We structured the course around practical tasks.)

Synonymes : organize, arrange

Expressions courantes : structure a course, structure an essay, structure the interview, structure your time