priority

priorité

Chose plus importante que les autres, dont il faut s’occuper en premier.

En anglais simple : Something that matters more than other things and should receive attention first.

• Your safety is our top priority.
• Finding a job became her main priority.
• The school gave a high priority to reading.

Synonymes : main concern

Expressions courantes : top priority, high priority, make something a priority, set a priority

priorité, priorité de passage

Droit de passer ou d’être traité avant les autres, notamment dans la circulation.

En anglais simple : The right to move or be dealt with before others, especially in traffic.

• Buses have priority at this junction.
• Give priority to pedestrians at the crossing.
• Which vehicle has priority here?

Comment l'utiliser : have priority over someone/something (Traffic on the main road has priority over turning vehicles.); give priority to someone/something (Drivers must give priority to pedestrians here.)

Synonymes : right of way, precedence

Expressions courantes : give someone priority, priority over someone, have priority

priorité, antériorité

Fait ou droit de venir avant autre chose dans le temps ou dans un ordre.

En anglais simple : The fact or right of coming before something else in time or order.

• Her claim has priority over his.
• The researchers argued about priority in the discovery.
• The law gives these debts priority of payment.

Comment l'utiliser : priority over something (These debts have priority over other payments.)

Synonymes : precedence

Expressions courantes : priority over something, claim priority, priority of payment