Émotions en anglais – Vocabulaire et exemples

Comment exprimons-nous nos sentiments et émotions en anglais ? Dans notre vie quotidienne, nous réagissons à chaque événement à travers nos émotions et nos sentiments. Il est important de pouvoir exprimer ce que vous aimez ou pas, ainsi que vos émotions. Dans cette leçon, nous étudierons différents types d’émotions que nous ressentons chaque jour.

Quelles sont les émotions en anglais ?

On utilise des adjectifs pour dire comment quelqu’un se sent. On peut utiliser les verbes be ou feel.

angry en colère My mother is angry at my father for coming home late.
afraid effrayé(e) I’m afraid that I’ll burn the toast.
bored ennuyé(e) I was a little bored in class today so I started drawing.
confused confus(e) Are you confused about what you’ve read?
excited excité(e) I’m really excited about tonight’s football match.
happy heureux / heureuse We’re happy that we passed the exam.
hungry affamé(e) The children are hungry. They want their dinner.
kind gentil / gentille Mr Chang is very kind to us.
sad triste We’re sad to hear the news about your dog.
surprised surpris(e) I was surprised at the gift he gave me.
thirsty assoiffé(e) I need more water. I’m so thirsty.
tired fatigué(e) I can’t run anymore. I’m so tired.
upset bouleversé(e) He’s upset that I didn’t go with him at the party.
worried inquiet / inquiète She was worried when we didn’t call her.

On peut également parler de l’état des personnes en utilisant des adjectifs avec be et feel :

I felt about cold so I put on my jacket.

We were hot so we opened the window.

They felt ill after eating all that food.

I don’t feel well today.

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vocabulaire des émotions en anglais

Comment exprimons-nous goûts, dégoûts, espoirs et préférences en anglais ?

LOVE, LIKE, HATE, PREFER, HOPE

I love my family as much as I love my job.

I like my new haircut.

I don’t like romantic films.  or I dislike romantic films. (dislike est moins courant)

I love my job, but I hate my boss.

Remarque : Quand on utilise very much / a lot avec (don’t) like, cela se place toujours après le complément.

I don’t like coffee very much.

She likes David very much, but she doesn’t love him.

We like that restaurant a lot.

verbes de goût en anglais

Comment utiliser PREFER dans une phrase en anglais ?

Avec le verbe prefer, on utilise la préposition to. On utilise aussi le verbe en gérondif -ing (doing).

I prefer (nom) to (nom)

doing quelque chose to doing une autre chose.

 I prefer coffee to tea.

I prefer running to walking.

I prefer this bag to that bag you’re holding.

During the weekends, I prefer sleeping to going out.

Quand nous parlons d’habitudes que nous préférons, nous pouvons utiliser le verbe à l’infinitif (to do).

Sherry prefers to study on her own rather than with other people.

I prefer to go to the gym before work.

Comment utiliser WANT dans une phrase en anglais ?

I want + nom I want a new car.
I want + infinitif I want to buy a new car.
I want + objet + infinitif I want my father to buy me a new car.

Comment utiliser HOPE dans une phrase ?

I hope + infinitif
I hope + that + sujet + verbe		 I hope to see you soon.
I hope that I can see you soon.
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Exercices sur les émotions en anglais

1.1   Écris tes réponses dans les espaces selon ce que tu PRÉFÈRES. Suis l’exemple.

  1. tea or coffee ­­­I prefer tea to coffee.
  2. driving alone or with someone else ­________________
  3. dogs or cats ________________
  4. to walk or to run ­________________
  5. swimming or cycling ________________
  6. to walk home or to take a taxi ­________________
  7. eating in a restaurant or at home ________________
  8. to drive or to travel by train ________________

Solution : 1 ­­­I prefer tea to coffee, 2 I prefer driving alone to driving with someone else, 3 I prefer dogs to cats, 4 I prefer to walk rather than to run, 5 I prefer swimming to cycling, 6 I prefer to walk home rather than take a taxi, 7 I prefer eating in a restaurant to eating at home, 8 I prefer to drive rather than to travel by train

1.2   Comment te sens-tu ? Choisis l’émotion qui correspond le mieux à chaque situation.

  1. Your friend shares her food with you. (sad / happy)
  2. You lost your mobile phone. (sad / confused)
  3. Your teacher gave too much information in the class. (confused / excited)
  4. You left your passport in the hotel. (angry / happy)
  5. Your friends are fighting over small things. (tired / worried)
  6. You received an unexpected gift from your friend. (surprised / bored)
  7. You got a high score in the exams. (excited / afraid)
  8. You didn’t eat breakfast or lunch. (thirsty / hungry)
  9. You met a new friend. (happy / sad)

Solution : 1 happy, 2 sad, 3 confused, 4 angry, 5 worried, 6 surprised, 7 excited, 8 hungry, 9 happy

Exercice de speaking sur les émotions en anglais

  1. How do you feel when you are alone?
  2. How does it feel to be with your friends?
  3. What do you want to do that you didn’t do when you were a child?
  4. Is there anything you hope to achieve in your studies or work?
  5. What do you want other people to remember about you?