lag

décalage, retard

Temps qui sépare un événement du résultat ou de la réaction qu’il provoque.

En anglais simple : A period of time between an event and the result or response it causes.

• There is a short lag before the video starts.
• The game has too much lag.
• We noticed a time lag between payment and delivery.

Comment l'utiliser : lag between A and B (There is a lag between pressing the button and hearing the sound.)

Synonymes : delay

Expressions courantes : time lag, response lag, a short lag

retard

Le fait de ne pas avancer ou se développer aussi vite que les autres.

En anglais simple : A failure to move or develop as quickly as others.

• The report revealed a lag in industrial development.
• This lag left the region poorer than its neighbors.
• Several countries showed similar lags in educational progress.

Synonymes : falling behind

Expressions courantes : economic lag, development lag

rester en arrière

Avancer ou se développer plus lentement que d’autres personnes ou choses.

En anglais simple : To move or develop more slowly than other people or things.

• The tired children began to lag behind.
• His reading skills lagged behind his classmates’ skills.
• Why does this region lag behind the rest of the country?

Comment l'utiliser : lag behind someone/something (Our sales lag behind those of our competitors.)

Synonymes : fall behind, trail

Contraires : lead

Expressions courantes : lag behind, lag behind someone

ralentir

Mettre trop de temps à réagir ou à fonctionner, surtout pour un ordinateur ou un téléphone.

En anglais simple : To take too long to react or work, especially on a computer or phone.

• My phone keeps starting to lag.
• The game lagged whenever more players joined.
• Does your computer lag when you open large files?

Synonymes : respond slowly

Expressions courantes : lag badly, lag during something

faiblir

Devenir plus faible, plus lent ou moins actif.

En anglais simple : To become weaker, slower, or less active.

• Their enthusiasm began to lag.
• Interest in the project lagged after the first month.
• Her energy never lags, even late at night.

Synonymes : weaken, flag, slacken

Contraires : strengthen

Expressions courantes : interest lag, enthusiasm lag