concurrent

simultané, concomitant

Qui se produit ou fonctionne en même temps qu’autre chose.

En anglais simple : Happening or operating at the same time.

• There are two concurrent meetings today.
• The system supports a thousand concurrent users.
• His prison sentences are concurrent, so he serves them together.

Comment l'utiliser : concurrent with something (The training sessions are concurrent with the main conference.)

Synonymes : simultaneous

Contraires : sequential

Expressions courantes : concurrent users, concurrent sessions, concurrent sentences, concurrent events

concurrent, partagé

Ayant une autorité juridique égale sur les mêmes affaires ou personnes.

En anglais simple : Having equal legal power over the same matters or people.

• The two courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
• State and federal governments exercise concurrent powers in this area.
• The law gives both agencies concurrent authority over these cases.

Synonymes : shared, joint

Contraires : exclusive

Expressions courantes : concurrent jurisdiction, concurrent powers, concurrent authority

contemporain

Qui appartient à la même période de l’histoire qu’un autre.

En anglais simple : Belonging to the same period of history.

• The exhibition explores concurrent artistic movements.
• These concurrent writers worked in different countries.
• The book compares concurrent developments in science and literature.

Synonymes : contemporary, contemporaneous

Expressions courantes : concurrent movements, concurrent developments, concurrent writers

concordant

Qui s’accordent sur ce qu’ils disent ou signifient.

En anglais simple : Agreeing with one another in what they say or mean.

• The witnesses gave concurrent accounts.
• Their concurrent opinions supported the proposed change.
• Concurrent testimony from three neighbours confirmed his account.

Synonymes : agreeing, consistent, concordant

Contraires : conflicting, contradictory

Expressions courantes : concurrent accounts, concurrent testimony, concurrent opinions

parallèle

Qui s’étendent ou avancent côte à côte dans la même direction.

En anglais simple : Running or moving alongside one another in the same direction.

• The streams follow concurrent courses.
• The diagram shows two concurrent flows moving in the same direction.
• These concurrent paths run alongside one another through the valley.

Synonymes : parallel

Expressions courantes : concurrent courses, concurrent streams, concurrent paths