coincidence

coïncidence, hasard

Lien surprenant entre des événements, dû au hasard plutôt qu’à un projet volontaire.

En anglais simple : A surprising connection between events that happens by chance rather than because someone planned it.

• What a coincidence!
• By coincidence, my neighbour was on the same flight.
• It was pure coincidence that they wore identical coats.

Comment l'utiliser : by coincidence (By coincidence, we booked rooms in the same hotel.); a coincidence that… (It is a coincidence that we share a birthday.)

Synonymes : chance occurrence

Expressions courantes : by coincidence, strange coincidence, pure coincidence

coïncidence

Fait d’occuper le même endroit ou de se produire au même moment.

En anglais simple : The state of occupying the same place or occurring at the same time.

• The two signals showed exact coincidence.
• We measured the coincidence of the lines on the screen.
• Coincidence in time does not prove that one event caused another.

Comment l'utiliser : coincidence of A and B (The diagram shows the coincidence of the two points.)

Synonymes : overlap, simultaneity

Expressions courantes : exact coincidence, coincidence of something, coincidence in time