standard

habituel, normal, standard

Qui est habituel ou normalement utilisé.

En anglais simple : Usual or normally used, rather than unusual or specially chosen.

• Breakfast is included in the standard price.
• Checking identification is standard procedure here.
• All these cars come with standard equipment.

Synonymes : usual, normal, ordinary, regular

Contraires : unusual

Expressions courantes : standard practice, standard procedure, standard equipment, a standard room

standard, normalisé

Qui correspond à une taille, une quantité, une qualité ou une autre mesure convenue.

En anglais simple : Matching an accepted size, amount, quality, or other agreed measure.

• The shelf fits standard bottles.
• These doors are all a standard width.
• Check that the machine uses standard voltage.

Synonymes : standardized, regulation

Contraires : nonstandard

Expressions courantes : standard size, standard dimensions, standard weight, standard voltage

de référence, faisant autorité

Largement reconnu comme une source fiable ou un excellent exemple.

En anglais simple : Widely respected and accepted as a reliable source or an excellent example.

• This is a standard reference work.
• Her book became the standard text on the subject.
• Students still consult these standard works of history.

Comment l'utiliser : a standard work on something (This remains a standard work on medieval history.)

Synonymes : authoritative, definitive

Expressions courantes : a standard work, standard reference work, a standard textbook

niveau, norme

Niveau de qualité ou de réussite que l’on attend, exige ou atteint.

En anglais simple : A level of quality or success that people expect, require, or achieve.

• The food meets a high standard.
• Her work fell below the required standard.
• We are trying to raise standards in every school.

Comment l'utiliser : standard of something (The school maintains a high standard of teaching.); meet a standard (The work must meet our safety standard.)

Synonymes : level, quality

Expressions courantes : a high standard, meet a standard, minimum standard, standard of living

étalon, référence, norme

Chose reconnue comme modèle ou mesure pour comparer et évaluer d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : Something accepted as a model or measure against which other things are compared.

• We used this sample as our standard.
• The method became the gold standard for testing.
• Each instrument was checked against a reference standard.

Comment l'utiliser : a standard against which something is judged (Her work is the standard against which other designs are judged.); a standard for something (The sample provides a standard for comparing colours.)

Synonymes : benchmark, yardstick, model

Expressions courantes : gold standard, reference standard, international standard, standard for comparison

étendard

Drapeau porté par des soldats ou utilisé lors d’une cérémonie officielle.

En anglais simple : A flag carried by soldiers or used in an official ceremony.

• A soldier carried the standard.
• The royal standard flew above the palace.
• The regiment's old standards hang in the hall.

Synonymes : flag, banner, ensign

Expressions courantes : royal standard, regimental standard, carry the standard, raise the standard