fundamental

fondamental, essentiel

Si important que quelque chose ne peut pas bien fonctionner ou être compris sans cela.

En anglais simple : So important that something cannot work properly or be understood without it.

• We face a fundamental problem.
• Clean water is a fundamental human need.
• There is a fundamental difference between their views.

Comment l'utiliser : fundamental to something (Trust is fundamental to a healthy relationship.)

Synonymes : essential, vital, crucial

Contraires : unimportant

Expressions courantes : fundamental importance, fundamental right, fundamental difference

fondamental, de base

Qui constitue la structure de base ou le point de départ de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Forming the basic structure or starting point of something.

• We studied the fundamental laws of motion.
• The course introduces fundamental concepts in design.
• Their theory rests on three fundamental principles.

Comment l'utiliser : fundamental to something (These concepts are fundamental to modern physics.)

Synonymes : basic, foundational

Expressions courantes : fundamental principle, fundamental concept, fundamental structure

fondement, base

Une des idées ou compétences de base nécessaires pour comprendre ou faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : One of the basic ideas or skills you need to understand or do something.

• Start by learning the fundamentals.
• Good balance is a fundamental of dance.
• The course covers the fundamentals of computer programming.

Comment l'utiliser : fundamentals of something (We learned the fundamentals of photography.)

Synonymes : basic, principle

Expressions courantes : a fundamental, a key fundamental, every fundamental