symposium

colloque, symposium

Réunion où des spécialistes présentent leurs idées et discutent d’un sujet précis.

En anglais simple : A meeting where experts give talks and discuss a particular subject.

• She attended a medical symposium.
• The symposium on education attracted several hundred teachers.
• Three speakers presented their research at the symposium.

Comment l'utiliser : a symposium on something (The university hosted a symposium on climate change.)

Synonymes : conference, seminar

Expressions courantes : international symposium, symposium on something, attend a symposium

symposion, banquet

Fête de la Grèce antique où l’on buvait ensemble et discutait souvent d’idées.

En anglais simple : An ancient Greek party where people drank together and often discussed ideas.

• Wine was served at the symposium.
• The guests discussed philosophy during the symposium.
• A painted cup shows men reclining at a symposium.

Synonymes : drinking party

Expressions courantes : ancient symposium, Greek symposium, host a symposium

recueil d’articles

Ensemble d’articles sur un même sujet, écrits par plusieurs personnes.

En anglais simple : A collection of articles about one subject written by several different people.

• The journal published a symposium on migration.
• Several historians contributed essays to the symposium.
• She edited a symposium about the future of education.

Comment l'utiliser : a symposium on something (The book is a symposium on modern poetry.)

Synonymes : collection, anthology

Expressions courantes : published symposium, symposium on something, edit a symposium