prompt

rapide, immédiat

Qui se fait rapidement ou qui est prêt à agir sans attendre.

En anglais simple : Done quickly, or ready to act without waiting.

• Thank you for your prompt reply.
• Prompt action saved the injured driver.
• The staff were prompt in dealing with our request.

Comment l'utiliser : prompt in doing something (They were prompt in answering my questions.)

Synonymes : quick, immediate, swift

Contraires : slow, delayed

Expressions courantes : prompt response, prompt action, prompt payment

ponctuel

Qui arrive ou fait quelque chose à l’heure convenue.

En anglais simple : Arriving or doing something at the agreed time.

• Please be prompt tomorrow.
• Her prompt arrival allowed us to start on time.
• Were all the guests prompt for dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : prompt for something (Please be prompt for your interview.)

Synonymes : punctual, on time

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : be prompt, prompt arrival, prompt for something

instruction, prompt

Un texte donné à un système d’intelligence artificielle pour lui indiquer ce qu’il doit produire.

En anglais simple : Text given to an artificial intelligence system to tell it what to produce.

• Write a clear prompt.
• She changed the prompt to get a brighter image.
• Which prompt produced the most useful answer?

Comment l'utiliser : a prompt for something (I wrote a prompt for an AI image generator.)

Synonymes : instruction

Expressions courantes : write a prompt, image prompt, detailed prompt

consigne

Une question ou des instructions indiquant aux élèves sur quoi écrire.

En anglais simple : A question or set of instructions that tells students what to write about.

• Read the prompt carefully.
• Our teacher gave us three writing prompts.
• Her essay did not answer the question in the prompt.

Comment l'utiliser : a prompt for something (The teacher gave us a prompt for a short story.)

Synonymes : instructions, writing task

Expressions courantes : writing prompt, essay prompt, respond to prompt

invite de commande

Un signe à l’écran indiquant que l’ordinateur attend que vous tapiez quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A sign on a computer screen showing that it is ready for you to type something.

• A prompt appeared on the screen.
• Type your name at the prompt.
• The terminal showed a new prompt after the command finished.

Expressions courantes : command prompt, password prompt, at the prompt

guider, encourager

Aider quelqu’un à décider quoi dire ou faire en lui donnant une suggestion ou un rappel.

En anglais simple : Help someone decide what to say or do by giving a suggestion or reminder.

• She prompted me with a question.
• The teacher prompted the child to try again.
• He needed someone to prompt him before he answered.

Comment l'utiliser : prompt someone to do something (The teacher prompted Anna to explain her answer.); prompt someone with something (I prompted him with a few questions.)

Synonymes : guide, encourage, nudge

Expressions courantes : prompt someone gently, prompt someone to speak, prompt someone with something

donner des instructions

Donner des instructions écrites à un système d’intelligence artificielle pour qu’il produise ce que l’on souhaite.

En anglais simple : Give an artificial intelligence system written instructions so it produces what you want.

• We prompted the chatbot to write a poem.
• Try prompting the model with a more detailed description.
• How did you prompt it to produce that image?

Comment l'utiliser : prompt something to do something (She prompted the model to summarize the article.); prompt something with something (We prompted the chatbot with a short question.)

Synonymes : instruct

Expressions courantes : prompt a model, prompt an ai, prompt with something

souffler

Rappeler à un interprète les paroles ou les gestes qu’il a oubliés.

En anglais simple : Remind a performer of the words or actions they have forgotten.

• Please prompt me if I forget.
• She prompted the actor from behind the curtain.
• He forgot his lines and had to be prompted.

Synonymes : cue

Expressions courantes : prompt an actor, prompt someone onstage, prompt from backstage