Antonyms are words which have the opposite (or nearly opposite) meaning. DefinitionĪ synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or a phrase. The reason being to provide a help for inspiration with these 50 examples of the most common synonyms and antonyms. Were a preferred inspiration - mostly verbs and adjectives, only rarely nouns and adverbs.Īlso, these are not exact synonyms, consider them as grouped in semantic fields. The top 50 lists of the most "common words in English" (provided by the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary) Within the categories the sorting is alphabetical.
However, the intention is not to replace a thesaurus. In sum, bon courage encourages a person’s own actions, while bonne chance indicates that there are external factors at play.These lists also contain examples for the most common 100 words or so In contrast, bonne chance really is equivalent to "good luck" – due to luck, there’s a chance of failure regardless of what the person does. While both can be translated by "good luck," that’s not accurate for bon courage, which has no luck involved: it indicates that the person can make it happen through hard work: it’s en couragement. These expressions are familiar and somewhat rude, however, so use with care. Merde and Je te dis merde, normally vulgar slang, are used like "break a leg": when you want to wish someone well but are superstitious about doing just the opposite, mainly in the theater and before exams. – I’m going to try out for the hockey team. – Je vais auditionner pour l’équipe de hockey. Now we’re tackling the Tourmalet mountain pass.
Par exemple… Maintenant, on attaque le col du Tourmalet. Bon courage indicates that the person’s success depends on their own hard work and that you have every confidence that they’ll make it. It’s like saying "hang in there" or "good luck," such as when driving past a cyclist going uphill or when someone is about to take an important test. Usage notes: Bon courage is an essential French expression for offering verbal support before or during a difficult task.
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