DÉSINENCE -URE

          SON FORT                                                                       SON FAIBLE

 

C       cure (n) 1/ remède, 2/ guérison, 3/ cure, d'où cure-all (n) remède miracle

          to cure (v) 1/ remédier à, 2/ guérir, 3/ saler, fumer

          manicure (n) manucure

          to manicure (v) manucurer

          secure (a) 1/ sûr, 2/ stable

          to secure (v) bien attacher

          insecure (a) 1/ mal assuré, 2/ risqué, 3/ mal serré

          obscure (a) obscur

          to obscure (v) obscurcir

 

D       to endure (v) (tr) supporter, subir, (intr) durer                    procedure (n) procédure

 

G                                                                                                 figure (n) chiffre, valeur, somme (calculée)

                                                                                                    to figure (v) estimer, évaluer

                                                                                                    to configure (v) configurer

                                                                                                    to reconfigure (v) reconfigurer

 

H       brochure (n) brochure                                                        aussi brochure

 

J        to conjure (v) implorer, supplier (de faire qch)                  mais to conjure (v) faire apparaître (par magie)

                                                                                                    to injure (v) 1/ blesser, 2/ léser

 

L        lure (n) attrait (du français leurre)                                       failure (n) 1/ échec, 2/ défaillance

          to lure (v) attirer

          allure (n) attrait

 

M      demure (a) discret, modeste, d'où demurely (adv) avec

          modestie, et demureness (n) modestie

 

N       tenure (n) (of property) jouissance (d'une propriété) 

 

P        pure (a) pur, d'où purely (adv) purement, pureness (n) pureté

          impure (a) impur

 

S        sure (a) sûr, certain, d'où surely (adv) sûrement, et sureness (n) certitude)

          to assure (v) assurer                                                         measure (n) mesure (la valeur)

          to ensure (v) garantir                                                        d'où measurement (n) mesure (action et résultat)    

                                                                                                   to measure (v) mesurer

                                                                                                   erasure (n) effacement

                                                                                                   leisure (n) temps libre, loisirs (pl)

                                                                                                   closure (n) fermeture - enclosure enclôture

                                                                                                   composure (n) calme

                                                                                                   exposure (n) 1/ mise à nu, révélation, 2/ exposition (au froid, etc.)

                                                                                                   pressure (n) pression

 

T       aperture (n) 1/ interstice, 2/ ouverture (Photo.)                  creature (n) créature

                                                                                                   feature (n) caractéristique to feature (v) comporter (une caract.)

                                                                                                   signature (n) signature

                                                                                                   temperature (n) température

                                                                                                   literature (n) littérature

                                                                                                   to manufacture (v) fabriquer - manufacture (n) fabrication

                                                                                                   architecture (n) architecture

                                                                                                   picture (n) image - to picture (v) représenter

                                                                                                   structure (n) structure - to restructure (v) restructurer

                                                                                                   culture (n) culture 

                                                                                                   vulture (n)  vautour

                                                                                                   to venture (v) s'aventurer (into, dans) venture (n) aventure, entreprise

                                                                                                   adventure (n) aventure

                                                                                                   capture (n) capture - to capture (v) capturer

                                                                                                   gesture (n)  geste - to gesture (v) faire des gestes

                                                                                                   moisture (n) humidité

                                                                                                   posture (n) posture - imposture (n) imposture

                                                                                                   future (n) avenir

                                                                                                   mixture (n) mélange

                                                                                                   texture (n) texture

Z                                                                                                 seizure (n) 1/ prise, saisie, 2/ attaque (cérébrale)

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