Cost vs Worth
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Cost
Top 1000 (très courant)A1noun
Worth
Top 1000 (très courant)B1adjective
| Cost | Worth | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 /["/kɒst/"]/🇺🇸 /["/kɔːst/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/wɜːθ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/wɜːrθ/"]/ |
| Sens | The amount of money needed to buy something. | the value or importance of something |
| Exemple | The cost of the new car is very high. | This painting is worth a lot of money. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 1000 (très courant) | Top 1000 (très courant) |
| Niveau CEFR | A1 | B1 |
| Nature grammaticale | noun | adjective |
| Collocations | considerable, high, enormous, carry, have, bear, escalate, go up, increase, reduction, savings, increase, at a cost of, cost to, an increase in cost, a reduction in cost, at great cost, considerable, enormous, great, incur, pay, increase, be associated, be involved, escalate, considerable, enormous, great, outweigh, suffer, count, at cost (to), at a cost (to), at the cost of, costs and benefits, at all costs, at any cost, court, legal, administrative, incur, pay, be awarded | be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to, be, prove, become, really, well, certainly, to |
| Antonymes | free, no cost | worthless, valueless |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Using 'cost' in past tense improperly, like 'costed'., Confusing 'cost' with 'price' in terms of usage., Omitting the amount, e.g., saying 'This costs...' without stating the price. | Using 'worth' without specifying what is being valued., Confusing 'worth' with 'valuable'., Incorrectly placing 'worth' before the amount, like 'worth 50 dollars'. |
| Notes d'usage | Use 'cost' to describe the price of goods or services. It’s appropriate in both spoken and written language, but avoid using it in very formal contexts where more specific terms might be preferred. | Use 'worth' when discussing value, often with money-related contexts (e.g., 'This painting is worth $500'). Avoid using 'worth' with non-quantifiable concepts like time or effort. |
Questions fréquentes : Cost vs Worth
Quelle est la différence entre Cost et Worth ?
Cost: The amount of money needed to buy something. Worth: the value or importance of something
Lequel est le plus avancé : Cost et Worth ?
Worth est le niveau le plus élevé, à B1, sur l'échelle CEFR.
Cost et Worth sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Cost: A1, Worth: B1 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Cost et Worth ?
Cost: noun, Worth: adjective.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Cost: The cost of the new car is very high. Worth: This painting is worth a lot of money.
Puis-je utiliser Cost et Worth de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Cost et Worth 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.