DESINENCE -URE

          SON FORT                                                          SON FAIBLE

C       cure 1/ remède, 2/ guérison, 3/ cure (d'où cure-all

          remède miracle)

          to cure 1/ remédier à, 2/ guérir,3/ saler, fumer

          manicure manucure

          to manicure manucurer

          secure 1/ sûr, 2/ stable

          to secure bien attacher

          insecure 1/ mal assuré, 2/ risqué, 3/ mal serré

          obscure obscur

          to obscure obscurcir

D       to endure (tr) supporter, subir, (intr) durer          procedure procédure

G                                                                                  figure chiffre, valeur, somme (calculée)

                                                                                     to figure estimer, évaluer

                                                                                     to configure configurer

                                                                                     to reconfigure reconfigurer

H       brochure brochure                                             aussi brochure

J        to conjure implorer, supplier (de faire qqch)        mais to conjure faire apparaître (par magie)

                                                                                     to injure 1/ blesser, 2/ léser

L       lure attrait (du français leurre)                             failure 1/ échec, 2/ défaillance

          to lure attirer

          allure attrait

M      demure discret, modeste (d'où demurely avec

          modestie, et demureness modestie)

N       tenure (of property) jouissance (d'une propriété)  mais tenure (amér.)

P       pure pur (d'où purely purement, pureness pureté)

          impure impur

S        sure sûr, certain (d'où surely sûrement, et          aussi sure (amér.)

          sureness certitude)                                             measure mesure (la valeur) (d'où measurement

          to ensure garantir                                               mesure - l'action comme le résultat)

          to assure assurer                                                to measure mesurer

                                                                                     erasure effacement

                                                                                     leisure temps libre, loisirs (pl)

                                                                                     closure fermeture - enclosure enclôture

                                                                                     composure calme

                                                                                     exposure 1/ révélation, 2/ exposition

                                                                                     pressure pression

T       aperture 1/ interstice, 2/ ouverture (Photo.)          creature créature - feature caractéristique, trait -

                                                                                     to feature comporter (telle caractéristique) -

                                                                                     signature signature - temperature température -

                                                                                     literature littérature - manufacture fabrication -

                                                                                     to manufacture fabriquer - architecture archi-

                                                                                     tecture - picture image - to picture représenter -

                                                                                     structure structure - to restructure restructurer -

                                                                                     culture culture - vulture vautour - venture

                                                                                     aventure,entreprise, essai - to venture s'aventurer,

                                                                                     se lancer (into, dans) - adventure aventure -

                                                                                     capture capture - to capture capturer - gesture

                                                                                     geste, mouvement - to gesture faire des gestes -

                                                                                     moisture humidité - posture posture - imposture

                                                                                     imposture - future avenir - texture texture -

                                                                                     mixture mélange

Z                                                                                   seizure 1/ prise, saisie, 2/ attaque (cérébrale)