guideline

directive, ligne directrice

Conseil ou principe général qui aide à faire quelque chose, sans être une règle stricte.

En anglais simple : Advice or a general principle about how to do something, rather than a strict rule.

• Please follow the safety guidelines.
• This guideline helps staff deal with complaints.
• The school has issued new guidelines for using phones.

Comment l'utiliser : guideline for something/doing something (The booklet gives guidelines for handling food safely.)

Synonymes : recommendation, principle

Expressions courantes : safety guideline, follow a guideline, general guideline, useful guideline

ligne de guidage, ligne de construction

Trait léger qui aide à bien placer l’écriture ou les éléments d’un dessin.

En anglais simple : A light line on a page that helps you place writing or parts of a drawing correctly.

• Draw a guideline in pencil.
• The guidelines kept her letters straight.
• Erase each guideline once the drawing is finished.

Synonymes : guide line, construction line

Expressions courantes : pencil guideline, draw a guideline, erase a guideline

fil d'Ariane, corde de guidage

Corde ou fil qui marque un trajet et aide à trouver son chemin.

En anglais simple : A rope or string that marks a route and helps you find your way.

• Follow the guideline through the cave.
• The divers checked their guideline before entering the tunnel.
• A broken guideline could leave us unable to find the exit.

Synonymes : guide rope, guide line

Expressions courantes : follow a guideline, cave guideline, underwater guideline