succession

succession

Le fait que des choses ou des événements se suivent.

En anglais simple : The process of one thing happening or coming after another.

• Three cars passed in quick succession.
• The bells rang in rapid succession.
• She won two races in succession.

Synonymes : posteriority

Expressions courantes : in quick succession, in rapid succession

suite, succession

Ensemble de personnes ou de choses qui viennent les unes après les autres.

En anglais simple : A series of people or things that come one after another.

• A succession of storms damaged the roof.
• The house had a succession of owners.
• We watched an endless succession of trucks pass.

Comment l'utiliser : a succession of someone/something (A succession of visitors arrived throughout the day.)

Synonymes : series, sequence

Expressions courantes : a succession of, long succession

succession au trône

Transmission de la fonction et du pouvoir d’un roi ou d’une reine à une autre personne.

En anglais simple : The transfer of the position and power of a king or queen to another person.

• The king announced new rules for succession.
• Her succession to the throne was peaceful.
• The prince is first in the line of succession.

Comment l'utiliser : succession to something (The law governs succession to the throne.)

Expressions courantes : royal succession, succession to something, line of succession

succession stratigraphique

Ensemble de couches de roche classées dans l’ordre de leur formation.

En anglais simple : A set of rock layers arranged in the order in which they formed.

• The cliff reveals a thick sedimentary succession.
• Fossils help scientists date this rock succession.
• Two geological successions were compared in the study.

Synonymes : sequence

Expressions courantes : sedimentary succession, rock succession, geological succession