circumstantial

indirect, circonstanciel

Qui suggère qu’un événement a eu lieu à partir de faits liés, sans le montrer directement.

En anglais simple : Suggesting that something happened through related facts, rather than showing it directly.

• The evidence was circumstantial.
• The case relied entirely on circumstantial proof.
• A circumstantial link connected him to the stolen car.

Synonymes : indirect

Contraires : direct

Expressions courantes : circumstantial evidence, circumstantial proof, purely circumstantial

circonstanciel, accessoire

Qui tient aux circonstances particulières d’une situation plutôt qu’à ses aspects essentiels.

En anglais simple : Connected with the particular situation, rather than with what is basic or essential.

• These differences are circumstantial.
• The delay had a circumstantial cause.
• We must separate essential problems from circumstantial factors.

Synonymes : incidental, situational

Contraires : essential

Expressions courantes : circumstantial factors, circumstantial differences, circumstantial cause

circonstancié, détaillé

Qui contient de nombreux petits détails sur un événement ou une situation.

En anglais simple : Including many small details about an event or situation.

• She gave a circumstantial account of the journey.
• His circumstantial narrative included every meal and stopping place.
• The archive preserves a circumstantial description of the wedding.

Synonymes : detailed, thorough, minute

Contraires : brief

Expressions courantes : circumstantial account, circumstantial narrative, circumstantial description

cérémonieux, pompeux

Marqué par des cérémonies grandioses et un faste impressionnant en public.

En anglais simple : Marked by grand ceremonies and impressive public display.

• The king entered in a circumstantial procession.
• A circumstantial ceremony marked the opening of parliament.
• The wedding was a grand and circumstantial occasion.

Synonymes : ceremonial, pompous

Expressions courantes : circumstantial ceremony, circumstantial procession

détail accessoire

Petit détail lié à un sujet, mais moins important que ses éléments principaux.

En anglais simple : A small detail connected with a subject but less important than its main parts.

• He dismissed the date as a mere circumstantial.
• The writer focused on essentials rather than circumstantials.
• Even an unimportant circumstantial could distract the committee.

Synonymes : incidental, detail

Contraires : essential

Expressions courantes : mere circumstantial, unimportant circumstantial

complément circonstanciel

Élément facultatif d’une phrase qui précise notamment quand, où ou comment quelque chose se passe.

En anglais simple : An optional sentence part that adds information such as when, where, or how something happens.

• This phrase functions as a circumstantial.
• The clause contains a circumstantial of time.
• You can remove the circumstantial without making the sentence incomplete.

Synonymes : adjunct, circumstant

Expressions courantes : temporal circumstantial, locative circumstantial, circumstantial of manner