usage

utilisation, consommation

La manière dont on utilise quelque chose, ou la quantité utilisée.

En anglais simple : The way something is used, or how much it is used.

• Our water usage has fallen.
• The app tracks daily phone usage.
• Check the instructions for safe usage of this tool.

Synonymes : use, consumption

Expressions courantes : water usage, data usage, monitor usage

usage linguistique

La manière dont les gens emploient généralement les mots et les expressions d’une langue.

En anglais simple : The way people generally use words and expressions in a language.

• Modern usage has changed the word's meaning.
• The dictionary records common English usage.
• In everyday usage, the two expressions mean much the same thing.

Synonymes : language use

Expressions courantes : common usage, modern usage, english usage

emploi des mots, usage

La manière dont une personne choisit et utilise ses mots à l’oral ou à l’écrit.

En anglais simple : The way a particular person chooses and uses words when speaking or writing.

• Her usage is careful and precise.
• The editor questioned his usage of that expression.
• This speaker's unusual usage makes the speech hard to follow.

Synonymes : wording, diction

Expressions courantes : careful usage, formal usage, someone's usage

usage, coutume

Habitude ou manière de faire qu’un groupe a adoptée au fil du temps.

En anglais simple : A habit or way of doing things that a group has accepted over time.

• Local usage requires guests to bring a gift.
• The ceremony follows an ancient usage.
• These social usages differ from those of neighboring villages.

Synonymes : custom, practice, tradition

Expressions courantes : local usage, established usage, ancient usage