suggestion

suggestion, proposition

Idée qu’on présente à quelqu’un pour qu’il l’examine ou la mette en pratique.

En anglais simple : An idea you offer for someone to consider or act on.

• That's a good suggestion.
• Do you have any suggestions for our trip?
• We followed his suggestion and took the train.

Comment l'utiliser : suggestion for something (Do you have a suggestion for dinner?); suggestion that someone do something (They accepted her suggestion that we leave early.)

Synonymes : idea, proposal, recommendation

Expressions courantes : make a suggestion, helpful suggestion, suggestion for something, useful suggestion

suggestion

Fait d’amener une idée dans l’esprit de quelqu’un sans lui donner un ordre direct.

En anglais simple : The act of putting an idea into someone's mind without giving a direct order.

• Gentle suggestion helped him change his mind.
• The power of suggestion can affect how people feel.
• She guided the discussion through suggestion rather than commands.

Synonymes : prompting

Expressions courantes : power of suggestion, gentle suggestion, through suggestion