My sons are spent vs Tired

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My sons are spent

Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)

Tired

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 adjective

Le plus courant: Tired

	My sons are spent	Tired
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //maɪ sʌnz ɑː spɛnt// 🇺🇸 //maɪ sʌnz ɑr spɛnt//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈtaɪəd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈtaɪərd/"]/
Sens	My children are tired.	Envie de se reposer ou de dormir. Feeling like you want to rest or sleep.
Exemple	After the long trip to the amusement park, my sons are spent.	I feel tired after running for an hour.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Au-delà de 10 000 (moins courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	A1
Nature grammaticale		adjective
Collocations	be spent, feel spent, make my sons feel spent	be, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, from, tired and drawn, be, become, get, extremely, fairly, very, sick and tired
Antonymes	-	rested, energized, refreshed
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'spent' as in money, rather than tired., Omitting 'are' in the phrase., Using 'son' instead of 'sons' when referring to multiple children.	Confused with 'tire' as a noun instead of an adjective., Incorrectly using 'tired of' with an object that can't be tired., Overusing in formal writing where synonyms like 'fatigued' are better.
Notes d'usage	Used informally to express that children are exhausted, often after an active day. Appropriate in casual conversations.	Utilisez 'fatigué' pour décrire un besoin de repos. C'est approprié dans la plupart des contextes, mais évitez de l'utiliser dans des situations trop formelles où des termes plus spécifiques comme 'éreinté' pourraient être préférés. Use 'tired' when describing a need for rest. It's appropriate in most contexts, but avoid using it in overly formal settings where more specific terms like 'fatigued' might be preferred.

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The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

My sons are spent.

My sons are spent

I'm tired, Trinity.

little tired of this yackety-yackin' back and forth.

The Pitt › S1 E1

Just tired. Sore muscles.

I'm tired, Trinity.

little tired of this yackety-yackin' back and forth.

Tired

Questions fréquentes : My sons are spent vs Tired

Quelle est la différence entre My sons are spent et Tired ?

My sons are spent: My children are tired. Tired: Feeling like you want to rest or sleep.

Lequel est le plus courant : My sons are spent et Tired ?

Tired est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

My sons are spent: After the long trip to the amusement park, my sons are spent. Tired: I feel tired after running for an hour.

Puis-je utiliser My sons are spent et Tired de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. My sons are spent et Tired 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.