distinctive

distinctif, caractéristique

Qui se distingue des autres par des traits permettant de le reconnaître facilement.

En anglais simple : Different from others in a way that makes someone or something easy to recognize.

• She has a distinctive voice.
• The plant has a distinctive smell.
• His paintings are known for their distinctive colours.

Synonymes : characteristic, recognizable, individual

Contraires : ordinary, indistinct

Expressions courantes : distinctive voice, distinctive style, distinctive smell, distinctive packaging

séparatif

Utilisé pour séparer des parties d’une phrase à la place des signes de ponctuation ordinaires.

En anglais simple : Used to separate parts of a sentence instead of ordinary punctuation marks.

• The manuscript uses distinctive marks between clauses.
• This grammar describes certain conjunctions as distinctive.
• The editor explained the distinctive use of these symbols.

Synonymes : separating

Expressions courantes : distinctive conjunction, distinctive marks, distinctive punctuation