reciprocal

réciproque, mutuel

Que chaque personne ou groupe éprouve ou fait envers l’autre.

En anglais simple : Felt or done by each person or group toward the other.

• Their respect was reciprocal.
• The two countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement.
• Our clubs offer reciprocal membership rights.

Synonymes : mutual, two-way

Contraires : one-sided

Expressions courantes : reciprocal agreement, reciprocal respect, reciprocal support

correspondant, corrélatif

Qui correspond à autre chose ou s’y rapporte d’une manière particulière.

En anglais simple : Matching or corresponding to something else in a particular way.

• These two roles have a reciprocal relationship.
• The dictionary lists reciprocal terms for family relationships.
• Teacher and pupil are reciprocal roles within education.

Synonymes : corresponding, complementary

Expressions courantes : reciprocal relationship, reciprocal terms

inverse

Qualifie un nombre obtenu en divisant un par un nombre donné, ou en inversant le numérateur et le dénominateur.

En anglais simple : Describing a number made by dividing one by another number, or turning a fraction upside down.

• The reciprocal value of two is one half.
• Multiply by the reciprocal fraction to divide.
• These reciprocal numbers have a product of one.

Expressions courantes : reciprocal value, reciprocal fraction

inverse

Nombre obtenu en divisant un par un nombre donné, différent de zéro.

En anglais simple : The number you get by dividing one by a given number.

• The reciprocal of four is one quarter.
• Multiply the fraction by its reciprocal.
• Can you find the reciprocal of this number?

Comment l'utiliser : reciprocal of something (The reciprocal of five is one fifth.)

Synonymes : multiplicative inverse

Expressions courantes : reciprocal of something, find the reciprocal