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Une pression sur un bouton de souris ou une commande semblable pour sélectionner ou ouvrir quelque chose à l’écran.

En anglais simple : One press of a mouse button or similar control to select or open something on a screen.

• One click opens the menu.
• The page loads after a single click.
• You can buy tickets with just a few clicks.

Comment l'utiliser : click on something (A click on the link opens a new page.)

Expressions courantes : single click, double click, click on something

clic, claquement

Son bref et sec produit par de petits objets durs qui se touchent ou par un mécanisme en mouvement.

En anglais simple : A short, sharp sound made when small hard things touch or a mechanism moves.

• I heard a click behind me.
• The lock opened with a sharp click.
• Her camera made three quick clicks.

Expressions courantes : a loud click, a faint click, hear a click

pression, clic

Petit mouvement qui actionne un interrupteur ou une commande semblable.

En anglais simple : One small movement that operates a switch or similar control.

• One click of the switch starts the machine.
• She adjusted the dial by two clicks.
• A quick click turned the lamp off.

Synonymes : press

Expressions courantes : click of something, single click, one click

cliquer

Appuyer sur un bouton de souris pour sélectionner ou ouvrir quelque chose à l’écran.

En anglais simple : If you press a computer mouse button, you select or open something on the screen.

• Click the blue button.
• She clicked on the wrong icon.
• Click twice to open the folder.

Comment l'utiliser : click on something (Click on the picture to make it larger.)

Expressions courantes : click a button, click on something, click an icon

cliquer

Sélectionner un lien pour accéder au site web vers lequel il mène.

En anglais simple : If you select a website link, you visit that website.

• Click on our website for more information.
• Thousands of readers clicked on the site yesterday.
• Click the shop website to see the full range.

Comment l'utiliser : click on something (Click on the website to read our latest news.)

Synonymes : visit

Expressions courantes : click a website, click on something

faire tilt

Comprendre tout à coup quelque chose qui semblait confus.

En anglais simple : If something suddenly makes sense, you understand it after being confused.

• Then everything clicked.
• The explanation finally clicked for me.
• It clicked when I saw the missing page.

Comment l'utiliser : click for someone (The idea clicked for me during the second lesson.)

Synonymes : make sense

Expressions courantes : finally click, suddenly click, click into place

bien s’entendre, accrocher

Bien s’entendre dès le début et se comprendre facilement.

En anglais simple : If two people immediately like and understand each other, they get along well.

• We clicked immediately.
• She really clicks with her new teammates.
• Did you two click when you first met?

Comment l'utiliser : click with someone (I clicked with my new roommate straight away.)

Synonymes : hit it off, get along

Expressions courantes : click with someone, really click, click immediately

clic

Représente à l’écrit le bruit bref et sec d’un bouton, d’une serrure ou d’un objet semblable.

En anglais simple : A written way to represent a short, sharp sound made by a button, lock, or similar object.

• Click! The lock opened.
• Click, click! She pressed the camera button twice.
• Click! The light came on.

Expressions courantes : click click, click goes something