addition

addition

Opération qui consiste à réunir deux nombres ou plus pour trouver leur total.

En anglais simple : Finding the total when two or more numbers are put together.

• We learned addition at school.
• This addition problem has three numbers.
• Can you check my addition?

Synonymes : adding

Contraires : subtraction

Expressions courantes : simple addition, addition problem, addition and subtraction

ajout, addition

Le fait de mettre quelque chose en plus dans autre chose ou avec autre chose.

En anglais simple : The act of putting something extra into or with something else.

• The addition of salt improves the flavor.
• Their addition to the team changed everything.
• The recipe requires the slow addition of water.

Comment l'utiliser : the addition of something to something (The addition of milk to the sauce makes it smoother.)

Synonymes : adding

Contraires : removal

Expressions courantes : addition of something, with the addition, addition to something

ajout, extension

Chose ou personne nouvelle qui vient faire partie de quelque chose qui existe déjà.

En anglais simple : A new thing or person that becomes part of something already there.

• The puppy is a welcome addition to our family.
• They built an addition onto the house.
• These books are recent additions to the collection.

Comment l'utiliser : an addition to something (The library is a useful addition to the school.)

Synonymes : extra, extension

Expressions courantes : new addition, welcome addition, addition to something