abort

interrompre, annuler

Arrêter une activité ou un processus avant sa fin.

En anglais simple : To stop an activity or process before it is finished.

• They aborted the mission.
• The pilot aborted the landing because of strong winds.
• You can abort the download at any time.

Synonymes : stop, cancel, terminate

Contraires : complete

Expressions courantes : abort a mission, abort an attempt, abort the process

avorter, interrompre une grossesse

Mettre fin à une grossesse de sorte que le bébé ne naisse pas vivant.

En anglais simple : To end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive.

• She decided to abort the pregnancy.
• The doctor explained how the pregnancy could be aborted.
• They discussed whether to abort after receiving the test results.

Synonymes : terminate a pregnancy

Expressions courantes : abort a pregnancy, abort a fetus

interruption de mission, annulation

Arrêt prématuré d’un vol spatial ou d’une mission militaire ; peut aussi désigner l’appareil dont la mission s’arrête ainsi.

En anglais simple : The early stopping of a space flight or military mission, or a craft whose mission stops early.

• The crew prepared for an abort.
• A fuel leak caused a launch abort.
• Two aborts were recorded during the rocket tests.

Synonymes : cancellation, termination

Expressions courantes : launch abort, mission abort, abort system

interruption, abandon

Arrêt d’un processus avant qu’il soit terminé.

En anglais simple : An event in which a process stops before it finishes.

• The log showed an abort.
• A connection error caused the transaction abort.
• Repeated aborts prevented the program from completing its work.

Synonymes : termination, interruption

Expressions courantes : transaction abort, unexpected abort, process abort