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B2 · Size, amount & shape (2)
B2 · Taille, quantité et forme (2)
majorité, plupart
the largest part of a group of people or things
The majority of the group wanted to try the new Chinese restaurant
La majorité du groupe voulait essayer le nouveau restaurant chinois.
Claude was in the majority, so he was very pleased with the decision
Synonymesbulkmostpreponderancegreater partmasschief partAntonymesminorityfewhandfulsmall numberen grande partie, principalement
to a great extent; mostly or mainly
It was largely a matter of trial and error.
C'était en grande partie une question d'essais et d'erreurs.
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.
SynonymesmostlymainlygenerallyprimarilypredominantlysubstantiallyAntonymesslightlyminimallypartiallyinsignificantlymesure
the act or the process of finding the size, quantity or degree of something
Accurate measurement is very important in science.
Une mesure précise est très importante en science.
the metric system of measurement
SynonymescalculationassessmentdeterminationevaluationquantificationgaugemeteringAntonymesguessestimateapproximationsuppositionconjectureentier, tout
including everything, everyone or every part
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
Je n'ai jamais, de toute ma vie, entendu une telle absurdité !
I wasted an entire day on it.
SynonymeswholecompletetotalfullundividedAntonymespartialincompletefragmenteddividedgagner, obtenir
to obtain or win something, especially something that you need or want
Investors gained a lot of money when share prices rose last year.
Les investisseurs ont gagné beaucoup d'argent lorsque le cours des actions a augmenté l'année dernière.
SynonymesincreaseprofitbenefitacquireattaingrowthachievementAntonymeslossdecreasedeclinereductionwaneampleur, étendue
how large, important, serious, etc. something is
She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem.
Elle exagérait l'ampleur réelle du problème.
It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage.
SynonymesdegreescoperangemagnitudesizearealengthAntonymeslimitationrestrictionboundarysmallnessnarrownesslimité, restreint
not very great in amount or extent
This animal's intelligence is very limited.
L'intelligence de cet animal est très limitée.
We are doing our best with the limited resources available.
SynonymesrestrictedfinitecircumscribeddefinedfixedconfinetetheredAntonymesunlimitedunrestrictedboundlessinfinitevastextensivemasse, amas
a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form
A mass of clouds covered the sun.
Une masse de nuages cachait le soleil.
Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
SynonymesbulkquantityamountaccumulationpilecollectionmultitudecrowdAntonymesindividualfewlackscarcityabsencepouce
a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres . There are 12 inches in a foot.
She's a few inches taller than me.
Elle mesure quelques pouces de plus que moi.
a fat envelope about half an inch thick
Synonymeslinear measureunit of lengthAntonymesmilemeterkilometerau maximum, au plus
the largest amount, size, number, etc. that is possible or allowed
The flight to Bangkok takes about four hours maximum.
Le vol pour Bangkok dure quatre heures au maximum.
SynonymeshighestgreatestlargestutmostpeaktopmostoptimalAntonymesminimumleastsmallestlowest
