locality

localité, quartier

Une zone particulière où des gens vivent ou où quelque chose se passe.

En anglais simple : A particular area where people live or where something happens.

• There are three schools in this locality.
• Police searched several nearby localities.
• Residents want better bus services for their locality.

Synonymes : area, district, neighborhood

Expressions courantes : in the locality, each locality

environnement, cadre

Les environs et les caractéristiques propres à un lieu.

En anglais simple : The surroundings and particular features of a place.

• The hotel stands in a peaceful locality.
• We liked the green and open locality around the house.
• The locality has changed since the new buildings appeared.

Synonymes : surroundings, setting

Expressions courantes : rural locality, pleasant locality

localité

Le fait que quelque chose existe à un endroit précis dans l’espace.

En anglais simple : The fact that something exists at a particular place in space.

• The essay examines the locality of physical objects.
• Locality connects an object with a particular place.
• Their theory questions whether locality is necessary for physical existence.

Expressions courantes : spatial locality, physical locality

emplacement, localisation

L’endroit précis où se trouve un objet.

En anglais simple : The particular place where an object is situated.

• The locality of the specimen was recorded.
• We could not establish the object’s exact locality.
• The notebook lists the locality of each discovery.

Comment l'utiliser : locality of something (The map shows the locality of the fossil.)

Synonymes : location, position

Expressions courantes : exact locality, fossil locality

limitation locale

Le fait que quelque chose soit limité à un lieu ou à un district précis.

En anglais simple : The restriction of something to one particular place or district.

• The locality of the rule restricts its application.
• They questioned the strict locality of the court’s authority.
• The study emphasizes the locality of this ancient practice.

Comment l'utiliser : locality of something (The locality of the custom limits its influence.)

Synonymes : local restriction

Expressions courantes : locality of something, strict locality