progressive

progressiste

Qui soutient des changements politiques pour rendre la société plus juste et améliorer la vie des gens.

En anglais simple : Supporting political changes intended to make society fairer and improve people’s lives.

• She supports progressive politics.
• The party proposed progressive policies on housing.
• Progressive voters welcomed the new equality law.

Synonymes : reformist, liberal

Contraires : conservative

Expressions courantes : progressive politics, progressive party, progressive policies

progressiste, novateur

Qui soutient des idées nouvelles et des changements visant à améliorer les choses.

En anglais simple : Supporting new ideas and changes that make things better.

• The company has a progressive approach to working hours.
• Her progressive ideas changed the industry.
• They wanted a more progressive style of management.

Synonymes : forward-thinking, advanced

Contraires : conservative

Expressions courantes : progressive ideas, progressive approach, progressive company

progressif, évolutif

Qui s’aggrave avec le temps, surtout en parlant d’une maladie.

En anglais simple : Becoming worse over time, especially when describing an illness.

• He has a progressive disease.
• The condition caused progressive weakness in her legs.
• Progressive hearing loss can make conversation difficult.

Expressions courantes : progressive disease, progressive illness, progressive hearing loss

progressif

Qui impose un pourcentage plus élevé aux personnes dont les revenus sont plus importants.

En anglais simple : Taking a larger percentage in tax from people who earn more money.

• The country has a progressive tax system.
• Progressive taxation places higher rates on higher incomes.
• They debated whether the tax should be more progressive.

Contraires : regressive

Expressions courantes : progressive tax, progressive taxation, progressive tax system

progressif

Se dit d’une forme verbale avec be et un verbe en -ing, souvent pour une action en cours.

En anglais simple : Describing a verb form made with be and an -ing word, often showing an action in progress.

• Use the present progressive for an action happening now.
• The past progressive includes forms such as was sleeping.
• Which sentence uses a progressive verb form?

Synonymes : continuous

Expressions courantes : present progressive, past progressive, progressive aspect

progressiste

Se dit d’une éducation où les enfants apprennent à partir de leurs propres intérêts, activités et expériences.

En anglais simple : Describing education that lets children learn through their own interests, activities, and experiences.

• The school follows progressive teaching methods.
• Progressive education often includes learning through practical activities.
• Her children attend a progressive school.

Expressions courantes : progressive education, progressive school, progressive teaching

progressiste

Personne qui soutient des changements politiques visant à rendre la société plus juste.

En anglais simple : A person who supports political changes intended to make society fairer.

• She considers herself a progressive.
• Several progressives joined the campaign.
• The party’s progressives demanded stronger workers’ rights.

Synonymes : reformist, liberal

Contraires : conservative

Expressions courantes : a committed progressive, political progressive