departure

départ

Fait de quitter un lieu, ou moment où commence un voyage.

En anglais simple : The act of leaving a place, or the time when a journey starts.

• Our departure is at noon.
• Heavy snow delayed the departure of three flights.
• She waved goodbye before his departure.

Comment l'utiliser : departure from somewhere (Our departure from London was delayed.)

Synonymes : leaving

Contraires : arrival

Expressions courantes : departure time, departure from somewhere, early departure

écart, changement

Changement par rapport à la manière habituelle de faire quelque chose ou à un plan convenu.

En anglais simple : A change from the usual way of doing something or from an agreed plan.

• This meal is a departure from our usual cooking.
• Her latest novel marks a radical departure in style.
• Several departures from the agreed procedure caused confusion.

Comment l'utiliser : a departure from something (The new design is a departure from our usual style.)

Synonymes : deviation, change

Expressions courantes : departure from tradition, a radical departure, departure from something

différence des abscisses

Différence entre les positions vers l’est des deux extrémités d’une ligne ou d’une courbe mesurée.

En anglais simple : The difference between the eastward positions of the two ends of a measured line or curve.

• The surveyor calculated the departure of the line.
• Each segment has a latitude and a departure.
• A negative departure indicates movement westward.

Expressions courantes : calculate departure, latitude and departure