DICCIONARIO FRANCÉS-INGLÉS

Bien que supporter puisse, dans certains contextes, se traduire par to support, ce verbe anglais est un faux ami lorsqu'il s'agit de traduire le sens principal de supporter, c'est-à-dire tolérer. Il faut dans ce cas utiliser to bear ou to stand. Comparez, par exemple, she has three children to support, elle a trois enfants à charge et je ne supporte pas ces enfants ! I can't stand these children!

The vous form of “you” is used among people who have just been introduced or don't know each other well, but also in the professional world, particularly among colleagues at different levels in a hierarchy. Students from primary school to university level are expected to use vous with their teachers, even though professors often address students as tu. Tu is reserved for friends, animals, inanimate objects and often colleagues whom one regards as equals.