termination

résiliation, cessation

Le fait de mettre fin à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The act of bringing something to an end.

• They requested termination of the service.
• The agreement allows early termination.
• We received notice of the program’s termination yesterday.

Comment l'utiliser : termination of something (Early termination of the contract may involve a fee.)

Synonymes : ending, cancellation

Contraires : continuation

Expressions courantes : termination of something, early termination, termination notice

licenciement

Fin de l’emploi d’une personne décidée par son employeur.

En anglais simple : The ending of someone’s employment by their employer.

• She received a termination letter.
• The employee challenged his termination in court.
• The company announced the termination of twenty workers.

Synonymes : dismissal, firing

Expressions courantes : termination of employment, wrongful termination, termination letter

fin, terme

Lieu ou moment où quelque chose s’arrête ou se termine.

En anglais simple : The point or time at which something stops or finishes.

• The route’s termination is at the harbor.
• The lease gives a clear termination date.
• A small station marks the termination of the line.

Synonymes : end, endpoint

Contraires : beginning

Expressions courantes : at termination, termination point, termination date

mise à mort, élimination

Le fait de mettre fin à la vie d’une personne ou d’un animal.

En anglais simple : The act of ending the life of a person or animal.

• The order called for the prisoner’s termination.
• The story describes an agent sent to arrange someone’s termination.
• They opposed the termination of the animal’s life.

Synonymes : killing

Expressions courantes : termination of life, humane termination, order someone’s termination

terminaison, suffixe

Lettre ou groupe de lettres à la fin d’un mot, pouvant indiquer sa forme grammaticale.

En anglais simple : A letter or group of letters at the end of a word, sometimes showing its grammar.

• The termination changes in the plural.
• Add the termination “ed” to form the past tense.
• These verbs share the same termination.

Synonymes : ending, suffix

Expressions courantes : verb termination, plural termination, termination of something, word termination