contiguous

contigu, attenant

Qui touche autre chose par un bord ou une surface.

En anglais simple : Touching something else along an edge or surface.

• The two plots are contiguous.
• These contiguous tiles share an edge.
• The forest is contiguous with the park.

Comment l'utiliser : contiguous with something (Their land is contiguous with ours.)

Synonymes : adjoining, abutting

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : contiguous plots, contiguous surfaces, contiguous with something

continu, contigu

Qui forme une seule zone ou suite continue, sans espaces entre les éléments.

En anglais simple : Forming one connected area or sequence without any gaps.

• The route crosses several contiguous states.
• The file needs contiguous blocks of memory.
• They protected one contiguous stretch of forest.

Synonymes : continuous, unbroken

Contraires : discontinuous

Expressions courantes : contiguous states, contiguous blocks, contiguous stretch

adjacent, voisin

Situé juste à côté de quelque chose d’autre.

En anglais simple : Located next to something else.

• They rented two contiguous rooms.
• The museum occupies contiguous buildings.
• Our offices are contiguous to the main library.

Comment l'utiliser : contiguous to something (The garden is contiguous to the school grounds.)

Synonymes : adjacent, neighboring

Expressions courantes : contiguous rooms, contiguous areas, contiguous to something