cadence

cadence, rythme

Le rythme régulier de mouvements répétés, comme les pas ou les tours de pédale.

En anglais simple : The regular beat or rate of repeated movements, such as steps or turns of bicycle pedals.

• The runners kept a steady cadence.
• Try increasing your cadence on the bike.
• Their boots struck the road in a regular cadence.

Synonymes : rhythm, beat, tempo

Expressions courantes : steady cadence, pedalling cadence, running cadence

intonation, inflexion

La manière dont une voix ou un son monte et descend.

En anglais simple : The way a voice or sound rises and falls.

• His voice had a gentle cadence.
• She copied the rising cadence of his question.
• I could hear familiar cadences in their speech.

Comment l'utiliser : the cadence of something (I recognised the cadence of her voice.)

Synonymes : intonation, inflection

Expressions courantes : familiar cadence, falling cadence, cadence of something

cadence, rythme

Un rythme fluide et régulier dans les paroles, la musique ou une autre activité.

En anglais simple : A smooth, regular pattern of rhythm in words, music, or other activity.

• The poem has a gentle cadence.
• Her prose follows the cadence of everyday conversation.
• The repeated phrases gave the speech a powerful cadence.

Comment l'utiliser : the cadence of something (I like the cadence of these lines.)

Synonymes : rhythm, flow

Expressions courantes : gentle cadence, rhythmic cadence, cadence of something

déclin, chute

Mouvement vers le bas ou diminution progressive de la hauteur, de la force ou de l'importance.

En anglais simple : A movement or change downwards; a gradual loss of height, strength, or importance.

• The essay describes the cadence of an empire.
• He saw old age as a slow cadence.
• The poet compared the setting sun to a cadence into darkness.

Synonymes : decline, descent

Contraires : rise

Expressions courantes : gradual cadence, downward cadence

cadencer, rythmer

Donner un rythme régulier à des paroles, des sons ou des mouvements.

En anglais simple : To give words, sounds, or movements a regular rhythm.

• The drum cadenced their steps.
• She cadenced her words to match the music.
• He carefully cadences each line of verse.

Synonymes : rhythmize

Expressions courantes : cadence a speech, cadence the steps

structurer, organiser

Organiser quelque chose selon un ordre ou une structure.

En anglais simple : To arrange something into an organised pattern or order.

• Weekly meetings cadence our work.
• They cadenced the project around three review stages.
• She cadences each training session with clear stages.

Synonymes : structure, organise

Expressions courantes : cadence the work, cadence a process