Expressions de temps – Vocabulaire anglais
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33 mots de vocabulaire anglais avec leur sens : (in a) jiffy, (in a) mo, (in a) sec, (in a) tick, if I recall… Révisez-les avec des cartes mémoire, des quiz…
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- (in a) jiffy /ɪn ə 'dʒɪfi/ (phrase) — en un instant, en un clin d'œil
Exemple:I'll be back in a jiffy.
Synonymes: right away, very soon - (in a) mo /ɪn ə 'moʊ/ (phrase) — dans une minute (fam.)
Exemple:I'll be there in a mo.
Synonymes: soon, momentarily, shortly - (in a) sec /ɪn ə sɛk/ (phrase) — tout de suite (fam.)
Exemple:I'll call you in a sec.
Synonymes: soon, momentarily, shortly - (in a) tick /ɪn ə tɪk/ (phrase) — en un instant; dans une minute
Exemple:I'll be back in a tick.
Synonymes: soon, momentarily, shortly - if I recall (phrase) — si je me souviens bien
Exemple:If I recall, the meeting starts at noon.
Synonymes: if I remember correctly, as I recall, if memory serves - immediate /ɪ'mi:diət/ (adjective) — immédiat
Exemple:We need an immediate answer.
Synonymes: instant, prompt, rapid - in a flash /ɪn ə flæʃ/ (phrase) — en un éclair
Exemple:The answer came to me in a flash.
Synonymes: instantly, very quickly - in less than no time /ɪn lɛs ðæn noʊ taɪm/ (phrase) — en un rien de temps
Exemple:The job was finished in less than no time.
Synonymes: very quickly, almost instantly - it’s all coming back to me now (phrase) — tout me revient
Exemple:It's all coming back to me now.
Synonymes: I remember now, it is becoming clear, I can recall it now - lengthy /'lɛŋkθi/ (adjective) — long; interminable
Exemple:We had a lengthy meeting this morning.
Synonymes: long, extended, prolonged - lingering /'lɪŋɡərɪŋ/ (adjective) — persistant; qui traîne
Exemple:The lingering smell of smoke filled the room.
Synonymes: lasting, persistent, remaining - meet a deadline /mi:t ə 'dedlaɪn/ (phrase) — respecter une échéance; respecter les délais
Exemple:We need to meet a deadline by Friday.
Synonymes: finish on time, make the deadline, submit on time - night shift /'naɪt ʃɪft/ (phrase) — équipe de nuit
Exemple:She works the night shift at the hospital.
Synonymes: overnight shift, graveyard shift, third shift - on-the-spot /,ɒn ðə 'spɒt/ (adjective) — sur-le-champ; sur place
Exemple:The police issued an on-the-spot fine.
Synonymes: immediate, instant - once in a blue moon /wʌns ɪn ə blu: mu:n/ (idiom) — très rarement
Exemple:We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
Synonymes: rarely, seldom, hardly ever - overnight /,oʊvər'naɪt/ (adverb) — pendant la nuit; du jour au lendemain
Exemple:We stayed overnight at my aunt's house.
Synonymes: through the night, for the night - pedestrian (adj.) /pə'di:striən/ (adjective) — banal; terne
Exemple:The speech was pedestrian and dull.
Synonymes: boring, ordinary, uninspired - prolong /prə'lɔ:ŋ/ (verb) — prolonger
Exemple:We need to prolong the meeting by ten minutes.
Synonymes: extend, lengthen, draw out - protracted /prə'træktɪd/ (adjective) — prolongé; interminable
Exemple:The drought caused a protracted crisis.
Synonymes: extended, prolonged, lengthy - remember rightly (phrase) — se souvenir bien
Exemple:If I remember rightly, we met in June.
Synonymes: if I recall correctly, as I remember, to the best of my memory - resume /rɪ'zju:m/ (verb) — reprendre
Exemple:We will resume the meeting after lunch.
Synonymes: restart, continue, pick up - short-term /,ʃɔ:rt'tɝ:m/ (adjective) — à court terme
Exemple:This is only a short-term fix.
Synonymes: temporary, brief, short-lived - since the year dot /sɪns ðə jɪr dɑ:t/ (idiom) — depuis toujours; depuis la nuit des temps
Exemple:This tradition has been around since the year dot.
Synonymes: for ages, for a very long time, since ancient times - start-up /'stɑ:rt,ʌp/ (noun) — start-up; jeune entreprise
Exemple:Their start-up grew quickly in its first year.
Synonymes: new business, young company, venture - take you back to (phrase) — ramener à; rappeler
Exemple:This song takes me back to summer vacation.
Synonymes: remind you of, bring back memories of, evoke - think back (phrase) — repenser à; se remémorer
Exemple:Think back to your first day at school.
Synonymes: recall, look back, remember - thinking back (phrase) — rétrospectivement; en repensant
Exemple:Thinking back, I should have said yes.
Synonymes: on reflection, looking back, in retrospect - till the cows come home /tɪl ðə kaʊz kʌm hoʊm/ (idiom) — à n'en plus finir
Exemple:They argued till the cows come home.
Synonymes: forever, indefinitely, endlessly - transient /'trænziənt/ (adjective) — passager; éphémère
Exemple:The flower's beauty is transient.
Synonymes: temporary, brief, short-lived - up-to-the-minute /,ʌp tə ðə 'mɪnɪt/ (adjective) — tout à fait à jour; ultra-récent
Exemple:Her news is always up-to-the-minute.
Synonymes: current, latest, up-to-date
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