Cool MateCapacity vs Size
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Capacity
Top 2000 (courant)B2noun
Size
Top 1000 (très courant)A2noun
Le plus courant: Size
| Capacity | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 //kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti//🇺🇸 //kəˈpæ.sɪ.ti// | 🇬🇧 /["/saɪz/"]/🇺🇸 /["/saɪz/"]/ |
| Sens | How much something can hold or do. | how big or small something is |
| Exemple | The capacity of the stadium is 50,000 people. | The size of the shirt was too small for me. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 2000 (courant) | Top 1000 (très courant) |
| Niveau CEFR | B2 | A2 |
| Nature grammaticale | noun | noun |
| Collocations | full capacity, seating capacity, at capacity, capacity limits | considerable, enormous, fair, adjust, change, control, grow, increase, decline, from the size of, in size, in the size of, given the size of something, half the size of something, two, three, etc. times the size of something, large, medium, small, range, variety, be, take, wear, fit somebody, in a/your size, be a size too big, small, etc., size matters |
| Antonymes | inability, incapacity | small, tiny, minute |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Confused with 'capability', which refers to ability rather than volume., Using 'capacity' for individual abilities when 'capability' is more appropriate., Mispronouncing the word with emphasis on the wrong syllable. | Confusing 'size' with 'sized'; 'sized' is used as an adjective., Using 'size' where 'amount' would be more appropriate when referring to uncountable quantities., Saying 'the sizes of the shoes' instead of 'the shoe sizes'. |
| Notes d'usage | Used in both formal and informal contexts. Common in discussions about limits or ability. Not typically used in casual conversation unless referring to space or limits. | Used in both formal and informal contexts. 'Size' is suitable for descriptions of objects, clothing, and measurements but is less appropriate for abstract concepts without clear dimensions. |
Questions fréquentes : Capacity vs Size
Quelle est la différence entre Capacity et Size ?
Capacity: How much something can hold or do. Size: how big or small something is
Lequel est le plus courant : Capacity et Size ?
Size est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.
Capacity et Size sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Capacity: B2, Size: A2 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Puis-je utiliser Capacity et Size de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Capacity et Size sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.