subject

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
2. Conditional upon something; used with to.
3. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
4. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

Noun

1. The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
2. By faulty generalisation from a clause's subject being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action. The following example would mean that the subject subjects its subjects to its rule
3. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
4. A particular area of study.
5. A citizen in a monarchy.
6. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
7. The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
8. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
9. A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
10. That of which something is stated.
11. The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.

Verb

1. To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
2. To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.

Concepts

sujet

thème

matière

objet

soumettre

chose

discipline

citoyen

domaine

but

propos

contenu

affaire

assujettir

cas

ressortissant

question

cobaye

dessein

matière d’enseignement

objet du débat

tâche

ego

subjectivité

subjectif

composant principal

idée centrale

ressortissants

sujets

titre

programme d’études

assujetti

composition

citoyenne

compléter

déposer

parler

subir

subordonner

dépendant

ouvert

ouvrir

régir

problème

cause

soumis

sujette

s’agir de

matière enseignée

thématique

corps

destination

intention

leitmotiv

Coupé comme

sub‧ject

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).

Phrases

Students are placed in a tutorial with one of their subject teachers .

Les étudiants sont placés dans un tutoriel avec l'un de leurs professeurs de matière.

Abalones are subject to various diseases .

Les ormeaux sont soumis à diverses maladies.

In another , the female subject could speak Bengali with a poor pronunciation .

Dans un autre, le sujet féminin pourrait parler bengali avec une mauvaise prononciation.

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .

La voix active est utilisée dans une clause dont le sujet exprime l'agent du verbe principal.

He chose the subject 'Radio Astronomy and the Structure of the Universe'.

Il a choisi le sujet «radio-astronomie et structure de l'univers».