significant

important, significatif

Assez important ou grand pour mériter de l’attention.

En anglais simple : Important or large enough to deserve attention.

• There was a significant change.
• The new road brought significant benefits.
• Did the treatment make a significant difference?

Synonymes : important, major, considerable

Contraires : insignificant

Expressions courantes : significant change, significant difference, significant amount, significant effect

significatif, révélateur

Qui fait comprendre un message ou un sentiment sans l’exprimer directement.

En anglais simple : Showing a message or feeling without saying it directly.

• She gave him a significant look.
• Their significant silence suggested they knew the truth.
• He exchanged a significant glance with his sister.

Synonymes : meaningful, telling

Contraires : meaningless

Expressions courantes : significant look, significant glance, significant silence