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suivant, prochain

Qui vient immédiatement après dans une série ; peut parfois désigner l’élément juste avant.

En anglais simple : Immediately before or after something in a series, usually after it.

• Read the next page.
• Our next stop is the station.
• Who is the next person in line?

Synonymes : following

Contraires : previous

Expressions courantes : next page, next step, next stop

le plus proche

Dont le lien familial avec quelqu’un est le plus étroit.

En anglais simple : Most closely related to someone, especially as a family member.

• Who is your next of kin?
• The hospital contacted his next of kin.
• Her sister was named as her next of kin.

Synonymes : nearest, closest

Expressions courantes : next of kin, next nearest relative

suivant, prochain

Celui qui vient juste après la chose ou le moment qu’on vient de mentionner.

En anglais simple : The one immediately after the thing or time just mentioned.

• Take the next bus.
• She called me the next day.
• We will discuss that in the next chapter.

Synonymes : following

Contraires : previous

Expressions courantes : the next day, the next page, the next train

prochain

La semaine, le mois, l’année ou une autre période qui suit immédiatement la période actuelle.

En anglais simple : The week, month, year, or other period immediately after the current one.

• See you next week.
• They are getting married next summer.
• What are your plans for next year?

Comment l'utiliser : next + time period, without a preposition (We are moving next month.)

Synonymes : coming

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : next week, next month, next year

prochain

Le jour nommé qui arrive ; désigne parfois ce jour dans la semaine suivante.

En anglais simple : The coming named day, sometimes meaning the same day in the week after this one.

• Come back next Friday.
• We're having dinner together next Tuesday.
• Do you mean tomorrow or next Thursday?

Comment l'utiliser : next + day name, without a preposition (Our appointment is next Monday.)

Synonymes : coming

Contraires : last

Expressions courantes : next Tuesday, next Friday, next Saturday

d'à côté, voisin

Celui qui se trouve juste à côté d’une chose ou d’un lieu précis.

En anglais simple : The nearest one beside a particular thing or location.

• They live in the next house.
• We heard voices from the next room.
• Can you leave this at the next door?

Synonymes : adjacent, neighboring

Expressions courantes : the next house, the next room, next door

deuxième, suivant

Celui qui vient juste en dessous dans un classement par qualité, taille ou importance.

En anglais simple : The one immediately below something else in a stated order of quality, size, or importance.

• We chose the next best option.
• Which town has the next largest population?
• Her result was the next highest score.

Comment l'utiliser : next + superlative adjective (They chose the next cheapest option.); the next best thing to something (A video call is the next best thing to a visit.)

Expressions courantes : next best thing, next largest city, next highest score

ensuite, juste après

Immédiatement après quelqu’un ou quelque chose dans le temps, la position ou l’ordre.

En anglais simple : Immediately after another person or thing in time, position, or order.

• Who goes next?
• Their house is the next closest to ours.
• After the director, she ranks next in authority.

Expressions courantes : come next, next closest, who goes next