constructive

constructif

Qui vise à améliorer quelque chose ou à résoudre un problème.

En anglais simple : Intended to help improve something or solve a problem.

• Please give me constructive feedback.
• We had a constructive discussion about the problem.
• Her comments were honest and constructive.

Synonymes : helpful, useful, positive

Contraires : destructive, unhelpful

Expressions courantes : constructive criticism, constructive feedback, constructive discussion

implicite, présumé

Considéré par la loi comme réalisé ou existant, même sans acte officiel ni volonté de le faire.

En anglais simple : Treated by law as having happened or existed, even without an official action or anyone intending it.

• She brought a claim for constructive dismissal.
• The court considered whether he had constructive notice.
• The lawyer argued that the arrangement created a constructive trust.

Expressions courantes : constructive dismissal, constructive notice, constructive trust