fragment

fragment, morceau

Petit morceau détaché de quelque chose ou petite partie qui en reste.

En anglais simple : A small piece broken off something, or a small part that remains.

• A fragment of glass lay on the floor.
• They found several fragments of ancient pottery.
• I remember only fragments of that conversation.

Comment l'utiliser : fragment of something (Only a fragment of the letter survived.)

Synonymes : piece, bit, scrap

Contraires : whole

Expressions courantes : fragment of something, glass fragment, tiny fragment

fragment, identificateur de fragment

Partie d’une adresse web après le signe #, qui indique souvent un endroit précis de la page.

En anglais simple : The part after the hash sign in a web address, often pointing to a specific place on a page.

• The fragment points to the page’s final section.
• Add a fragment to link directly to that heading.
• The browser uses the fragment to find the right place.

Synonymes : fragment identifier

Expressions courantes : url fragment, fragment identifier, fragment in something

fragmenter, se fragmenter

Diviser quelque chose en petits morceaux ou se séparer en plusieurs parties.

En anglais simple : To break something into smaller pieces, or to become broken into separate parts.

• The impact fragmented the stone.
• The party fragmented into several smaller groups.
• Repeated disputes could fragment the whole community.

Comment l'utiliser : fragment into something (The rock fragmented into tiny pieces.)

Synonymes : break up, split, shatter

Contraires : unite, combine

Expressions courantes : fragment into something, fragment something, fragment under pressure