accession

accession, avènement

Fait de devenir souverain ou d’occuper une fonction officielle importante.

En anglais simple : The act of becoming a ruler or taking an important official position.

• Celebrations marked the queen's accession.
• His accession to the throne ended years of uncertainty.
• The book describes her accession to office.

Comment l'utiliser : accession to something (Her accession to the throne took place in spring.)

Synonymes : succession

Contraires : abdication

Expressions courantes : accession to something, royal accession

adhésion

Fait de rejoindre un groupe ou de devenir partie à un accord.

En anglais simple : The act of joining a group or becoming part of an agreement.

• The treaty allows the accession of new members.
• Talks about the country's accession lasted several years.
• Accession to the alliance requires unanimous approval.

Comment l'utiliser : accession to something (Parliament approved accession to the union.)

Synonymes : entry, admission

Contraires : withdrawal

Expressions courantes : accession to something, accession treaty

acquisition, entrée

Objet ajouté à la collection d’un musée ou d’archives, ou fait de l’y ajouter.

En anglais simple : An object added to a museum or archive collection, or the act of adding it.

• The museum displayed its latest accession.
• Each accession receives a unique number.
• The curator recorded the accession of three paintings.

Synonymes : acquisition, addition

Expressions courantes : new accession, accession number

accroissement, ajout

Ce qui s’ajoute à ce qui existe déjà, ou l’augmentation qui en résulte.

En anglais simple : Something added to what already exists, or an increase caused by such an addition.

• The inheritance brought an accession of wealth.
• Each new ally meant an accession of strength.
• The estate grew through several accessions of land.

Synonymes : addition, increase

Contraires : reduction

Expressions courantes : accession of something, new accession

enregistrer, inventorier

Inscrire officiellement un objet comme nouvel élément de la collection d’un musée ou d’archives.

En anglais simple : To officially record an object as a new part of a museum or archive collection.

• We accession every donated object.
• The archive accessioned the letters last month.
• Has the museum accessioned these photographs yet?

Synonymes : register, catalogue

Expressions courantes : accession an object, accession new material