remainder

reste

Partie qui reste après que le reste a été utilisé, retiré ou terminé.

En anglais simple : The part that is left after the rest has been used, removed, or finished.

• I ate half and saved the remainder.
• They spent the remainder of their holiday by the sea.
• Divide the remainder equally between the children.

Comment l'utiliser : the remainder of something (We spent the remainder of the day at home.)

Synonymes : rest, remnant

Expressions courantes : the remainder of something, for the remainder, divide the remainder

reste

Nombre qui reste après une division en parts entières égales.

En anglais simple : The number left when a number cannot be divided into equal whole parts.

• Eight divided by three leaves a remainder of two.
• The division has no remainder.
• What remainder do you get when you divide seventeen by five?

Comment l'utiliser : a remainder of + number (Ten divided by three gives a remainder of one.)

Expressions courantes : a remainder of two, with no remainder, find the remainder

invendu, livre soldé

Article invendu, surtout un livre, proposé moins cher pour écouler le stock.

En anglais simple : An unsold item offered at a lower price to clear stock, especially a book.

• I bought the book as a remainder.
• The shop sells remainders at very low prices.
• Several unsold novels ended up in the remainder sale.

Expressions courantes : buy a remainder, publisher remainders, remainder sale

solder

Baisser le prix des invendus, surtout des livres, pour écouler le stock.

En anglais simple : To reduce the price of unsold items, especially books, to clear stock.

• The publisher remaindered the unsold books.
• Shops often remainder older editions to make room for new ones.
• They decided to remainder the remaining copies after sales slowed.

Expressions courantes : remainder unsold books, remainder old stock