Dictionnaire monolingue
Anglais
May
meɪ
Extrêmement Commun
100 - 200
100 - 200
L'indice de fréquence et d'importance des mots indique la fréquence d'apparition d'un mot dans une langue donnée. Plus le nombre est petit, plus le mot est fréquemment utilisé. Les mots les plus fréquemment utilisés vont généralement de 1 à 4000. Cet indice d'importance vous aide à vous concentrer sur les mots les plus utiles lors de votre processus d'apprentissage des langues.
L'indice de fréquence et d'importance des mots indique la fréquence d'apparition d'un mot dans une langue donnée. Plus le nombre est petit, plus le mot est fréquemment utilisé. Les mots les plus fréquemment utilisés vont généralement de 1 à 4000. Cet indice d'importance vous aide à vous concentrer sur les mots les plus utiles lors de votre processus d'apprentissage des langues.
May -
Possibility or permission
Exemple: You may go to the party if you finish your homework.
Utilisation: formalContexte: rules, regulations, and formal requests
Note: Indicates a possibility or permission granted by someone in authority.
Expressing wishes or hopes
Exemple: May you have a wonderful birthday!
Utilisation: formalContexte: greetings, blessings, or well-wishes
Note: Used to express good wishes or hopes for someone.
The fifth month of the year
Exemple: My birthday is in May.
Utilisation: informalContexte: referring to specific months
Note: Used to indicate the specific month in the calendar.
Les synonymes de May
Can
The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or permission.
Exemple: Can I go to the store with you?
Note: While 'may' is often used to ask for permission, 'can' is more informal and is used to express ability or possibility.
Might
'Might' is a modal verb used to indicate a possibility or a suggestion.
Exemple: I might attend the meeting tomorrow.
Note: While 'may' and 'might' are both used to express possibility, 'might' is considered more tentative or uncertain.
Could
'Could' is a modal verb used to make polite requests or to express possibility or ability.
Exemple: Could you please pass me the salt?
Note: Similar to 'can', 'could' is used to ask for permission or to indicate ability, but it is more polite and formal.
Shall
'Shall' is a modal verb used to make suggestions, offer assistance, or to ask for advice or opinions.
Exemple: Shall we meet at 3 pm?
Note: 'Shall' is used to make suggestions or offers, while 'may' is primarily used to ask for permission.
Expressions et phrases courantes de May
May I
Used to ask for permission or make a polite request.
Exemple: May I borrow your pen?
Note: The phrase 'May I' is a polite form of asking permission, different from just using 'May' which is a modal verb indicating possibility or permission.
May as well
Indicates that doing something is just as good as doing nothing, implying a lack of better options.
Exemple: Since we have some time to spare, we may as well go for a walk.
Note: The phrase 'may as well' suggests a sense of inevitability or practicality, different from the standalone 'may' which expresses possibility or permission.
Mayday
A distress signal used in radio communication to indicate a life-threatening emergency.
Exemple: The distress call 'Mayday! Mayday!' alerted the Coast Guard to their emergency.
Note: The term 'Mayday' is a specific distress signal used in emergencies, different from the general use of 'may' as a modal verb.
May the best man win
An expression used to wish good luck to all parties involved and to express the hope that the most deserving person will succeed.
Exemple: Good luck to both teams in the final match. May the best man win!
Note: The phrase 'May the best man win' is a wish for success and fairness, distinct from the modal verb 'may' indicating possibility or permission.
April showers bring May flowers
A proverbial phrase meaning that difficult or unpleasant events can lead to positive outcomes.
Exemple: It's been raining a lot this month, but remember, April showers bring May flowers!
Note: The phrase 'April showers bring May flowers' is a metaphorical expression, contrasting with the literal use of 'may' as a modal verb.
Expressions courantes (argot) de May
Mayhem
Mayhem refers to chaos, disorder, or havoc.
Exemple: There was absolute mayhem at the concert when the power went out.
Note: Mayhem is more intense and dramatic than the original word 'May'.
Mayo
Mayo is a shortened form of 'mayonnaise', a popular condiment used in sandwiches and salads.
Exemple: Can you pass the mayo for my sandwich, please?
Note: Mayo is an informal abbreviation for 'mayonnaise'.
Mayday, Mayday
Doubling 'Mayday' is often used humorously or informally to emphasize a problem or issue.
Exemple: Mayday, Mayday, we have a problem here!
Note: The repetition of 'Mayday' adds emphasis and can indicate a less serious situation than a real distress call.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a well-known medical research and treatment institution in the United States.
Exemple: I have an appointment at the Mayo Clinic next week for a check-up.
Note: The term 'Mayo Clinic' is unrelated to the original word 'May'.
May - Exemples
I may go to the party tonight.
May I borrow your pen?
She may be late for the meeting.
May we have some more bread, please?
Grammaire de May
May - Auxiliaire (Auxiliary) / Verbe modal (Modal)
Lemme: may
Conjugaisons
Verbe, forme de base (Verb, base form): may
Verbe, passé simple (Verb, past tense): might
Syllabes, Séparation et Accent
May contient 1 syllabes: may
Transcription phonétique: ˈmā
may , ˈmā (La syllabe rouge est accentuée)
May - Importance et fréquence d'utilisation
L'indice de fréquence et d'importance des mots indique la fréquence d'apparition d'un mot dans une langue donnée. Plus le nombre est petit, plus le mot est fréquemment utilisé. Les mots les plus fréquemment utilisés vont généralement de 1 à 4000.
May: 100 - 200 (Extrêmement Commun).
Cet indice d'importance vous aide à vous concentrer sur les mots les plus utiles lors de votre processus d'apprentissage des langues.
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