static

statique, inchangé

Qui reste identique, sans changer ni évoluer.

En anglais simple : Staying the same instead of changing or developing.

• Prices have remained static.
• The town's population was static for years.
• This is a static website with no changing content.

Synonymes : unchanging, fixed, constant

Contraires : changing, dynamic

Expressions courantes : remain static, static prices, static website

statique, immobile

Qui reste à la même place sans bouger.

En anglais simple : Staying in one position without moving.

• The camera stays static throughout the scene.
• Hold your legs in a static position.
• The aircraft are part of a static display.

Synonymes : stationary, motionless, still

Contraires : moving

Expressions courantes : static position, static display, static stretch

parasites, grésillement

Grésillements à la radio ou points sur l’image télévisée dus à un signal perturbé.

En anglais simple : Unwanted crackling sounds on a radio or dots on a television picture caused by a disturbed signal.

• I could hear only static.
• The radio hissed with static during the storm.
• Static covered the television picture.

Synonymes : interference, noise

Expressions courantes : radio static, burst of static, static on television

opposition, critiques

Plaintes ou objections qui rendent une action plus difficile.

En anglais simple : Complaints or opposition from people that make something harder to do.

• I got some static from my boss.
• They gave us static about the cost.
• She faced plenty of static when she proposed the change.

Comment l'utiliser : get static from someone (We got static from management about the new schedule.); give someone static about something (My boss gave me static about taking Friday off.)

Synonymes : opposition, resistance, complaints

Contraires : support

Expressions courantes : get static, give someone static, static from someone