novel

nouveau, original

Nouveau, inhabituel et intéressant parce qu’on ne l’a encore jamais vu ou essayé.

En anglais simple : Something is new, unusual, and interesting because people have not seen or tried it before.

• That is a novel idea.
• They developed a novel way to store energy.
• The team tested several novel approaches to the problem.

Synonymes : new, original, innovative

Contraires : conventional

Expressions courantes : novel idea, novel approach, novel solution

roman

Livre racontant une longue histoire inventée avec des personnages et des événements.

En anglais simple : A book telling a long invented story about people and events.

• I am reading a novel.
• She wrote three novels last year.
• Have you read his latest novel?

Expressions courantes : read a novel, write a novel, historical novel, first novel