core

trognon, cœur

Partie au milieu de quelque chose, notamment celle d’un fruit qui contient les pépins.

En anglais simple : The part in the middle of something, especially the seed-filled middle of a fruit.

• Throw the apple core away.
• The pear has a hard core.
• She cut around the core to remove the seeds.

Synonymes : centre, middle

Expressions courantes : apple core, core of something

noyau, centre

Partie centrale ou la plus profonde d’un lieu ou d’une zone.

En anglais simple : The central or deepest part of a place or area.

• The city core is crowded.
• Scientists study the temperature of the Earth’s core.
• The forest’s core remains difficult to reach.

Comment l'utiliser : the core of something (The core of the city contains its oldest buildings.)

Synonymes : centre, middle

Expressions courantes : urban core, core of something

cœur

Une unité de calcul dans une puce informatique, qui travaille avec les autres pour exécuter des tâches.

En anglais simple : One processing unit inside a computer chip, which works with others to carry out tasks.

• This chip has eight cores.
• Each core handles a separate task.
• More cores can help the computer run several programs.

Synonymes : processing unit

Expressions courantes : processor core, cpu core, single core

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Enlever la partie centrale d’un fruit qui contient les pépins.

En anglais simple : To remove the middle part containing seeds from a fruit.

• Core the apples first.
• She peeled and cored the pears.
• Do I need to core this fruit before baking it?

Expressions courantes : core an apple, core the pears