tired

fatigué

Qui manque d’énergie et a besoin de dormir ou de se reposer.

En anglais simple : Needing sleep or rest because you have little energy left.

• I feel tired today.
• We were tired after the long walk.
• Are you too tired to drive?

Comment l'utiliser : too tired to do something (I am too tired to cook.); tired from something (She was tired from working all day.)

Synonymes : weary, exhausted

Contraires : rested, energetic

Expressions courantes : feel tired, too tired, tired after something

las, fatigué

Agacé ou ennuyé par quelque chose qui se répète ou qu’on a trop subi.

En anglais simple : Annoyed or bored because something keeps happening or you have had too much of it.

• I am tired of this noise.
• She grew tired of waiting for him.
• Are you tired of eating the same food?

Comment l'utiliser : tired of someone/something (I am tired of his excuses.); tired of doing something (She is tired of answering the same question.)

Synonymes : fed up, sick

Expressions courantes : tired of something, tired of waiting, tired of someone

rebattu, éculé

Utilisé si souvent qu’il n’intéresse plus ou ne produit plus d’effet.

En anglais simple : Used so often that it is no longer interesting or effective.

• That is a tired old joke.
• The film relies on tired ideas.
• She repeated the same tired excuse.

Synonymes : stale, overused, hackneyed

Contraires : fresh, original

Expressions courantes : tired joke, tired excuse, tired phrase