onset

début, apparition

Moment où quelque chose commence, souvent quelque chose de désagréable.

En anglais simple : The time when something starts, often something unpleasant.

• The onset of winter brought snow.
• They left before the onset of darkness.
• The onset of puberty varies from child to child.

Comment l'utiliser : onset of something (The onset of heavy rain delayed the match.)

Synonymes : beginning, start

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : onset of something, at the onset, sudden onset

apparition, début

Première phase d’une maladie ou d’un trouble, quand les symptômes commencent à apparaître.

En anglais simple : The first stage of an illness or condition, when its signs start to appear.

• The onset of symptoms was sudden.
• Early onset of the disease can affect school life.
• She recorded the time of onset in the medical notes.

Comment l'utiliser : onset of something (The onset of fever may be the first warning.)

Synonymes : beginning

Expressions courantes : disease onset, early onset, onset of symptoms