traffic light

feu de circulation, feu tricolore

Dispositif lumineux qui indique aux conducteurs et aux piétons quand s’arrêter ou passer.

En anglais simple : A road signal with colored lights that tells drivers and people walking when to stop or go.

• The traffic light is red.
• We stopped when the traffic light changed.
• Several traffic lights were broken after the storm.

Synonymes : stoplight, traffic signal

Expressions courantes : red traffic light, broken traffic light, traffic light changes

carrefour à feux

Croisement où des feux règlent le passage des véhicules et des piétons.

En anglais simple : A place where roads meet and colored signals control when people can cross or drive through.

• Turn left at the next traffic light.
• There’s a café just beyond the traffic lights.
• Go straight through two traffic lights, then turn right.

Synonymes : signalized junction, signalized intersection

Expressions courantes : next traffic light, at the traffic light

système de feux tricolores, code tricolore

Système utilisant le rouge, le jaune et le vert pour indiquer la sécurité, la qualité ou l’état de préparation.

En anglais simple : A system using red, yellow, and green to show how safe, good, or ready something is.

• The report uses a traffic light system.
• Traffic light labels show which foods contain too much salt.
• Each project received a traffic light rating for its progress.

Synonymes : color coding

Expressions courantes : traffic light system, traffic light rating, traffic light labels

pastilles de contrôle des couleurs

Points colorés imprimés à côté des timbres pour vérifier que les couleurs d’impression sont correctes.

En anglais simple : Colored dots beside printed stamps that let printers check whether the colors are correct.

• The stamp sheet has traffic lights in its margin.
• Collectors often keep the traffic lights attached to their stamps.
• The printer checked the traffic lights for color accuracy.

Synonymes : color control dots

Expressions courantes : stamp traffic light, traffic light dots

motif feu tricolore

Motif du jeu de la vie de Conway formé de quatre groupes clignotants régulièrement espacés autour d’un centre.

En anglais simple : A pattern in Conway’s Game of Life with four blinking groups equally spaced around a center.

• The simulation produced a traffic light.
• Each traffic light contains four blinkers around a central point.
• After several generations, two traffic lights appeared on the grid.

Expressions courantes : traffic light pattern, stable traffic light