currency

monnaie, devise

Monnaie utilisée dans un pays donné.

En anglais simple : The money used in a particular country.

• What currency do they use there?
• We exchanged our money for local currency.
• The bank deals in several foreign currencies.

Synonymes : money

Expressions courantes : foreign currency, local currency, currency exchange

monnaie, moyen de paiement

Argent ou autres choses acceptées pour payer lors d’un achat ou d’un échange.

En anglais simple : Money or other things people accept as payment when buying or exchanging goods.

• They used shells as currency.
• Cigarettes became a form of currency in the camp.
• Some shops accept digital currencies as payment.

Synonymes : money, means of payment

Expressions courantes : used as currency, a currency substitute, digital currency

crédit, diffusion, acceptation

Fait qu’une idée ou une pratique soit largement acceptée, crue ou utilisée.

En anglais simple : The state of being widely accepted, believed, or used.

• The idea soon gained currency.
• That phrase has wide currency among teenagers.
• The rumor lost currency when the facts became known.

Comment l'utiliser : gain currency among someone (The theory gained currency among young researchers.); give currency to something (The report gave currency to an old rumor.)

Synonymes : acceptance, recognition

Expressions courantes : gain currency, wide currency, give currency to

actualité

Qualité de ce qui contient les dernières informations ou reste pertinent aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : The quality of including the latest information or still being relevant now.

• Check the currency of the information.
• Recent references help show the report's currency.
• We review these records regularly to maintain their currency.

Synonymes : timeliness, up-to-dateness

Contraires : outdatedness

Expressions courantes : currency of information, check the currency, accuracy and currency