custom

coutume, tradition

Pratique qu’un groupe de personnes suit régulièrement depuis longtemps.

En anglais simple : Something people in a group have done regularly for a long time.

• It is a local custom to share food.
• Their wedding customs are very different.
• We still follow this ancient custom.

Synonymes : tradition, practice

Expressions courantes : local custom, follow a custom, ancient custom

habitude

Manière habituelle de se comporter ou de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A usual way of behaving or doing something.

• It was his custom to arrive early.
• She followed her usual custom of reading after dinner.
• Their daily customs changed after the move.

Comment l'utiliser : it is someone’s custom to do something (It is her custom to walk before breakfast.)

Synonymes : habit, practice, routine

Expressions courantes : usual custom, daily custom, someone’s custom

clientèle

Achats effectués par les clients dans un commerce, qui lui apportent de l’activité.

En anglais simple : The business a shop gets from people who buy things there.

• Thank you for your custom.
• The café depends on regular custom from office workers.
• Poor service cost the shop much of its custom.

Synonymes : business, patronage

Expressions courantes : thank for custom, regular custom, attract custom

coutume

Pratique suivie depuis si longtemps qu’elle est reconnue comme une règle ou une loi.

En anglais simple : A practice followed for so long that people accept it as a rule or law.

• Custom gave villagers the right to use this land.
• The court considered the force of local custom.
• These rights were established by custom.

Synonymes : customary law

Expressions courantes : established custom, custom and law, rights by custom

sur mesure

Fabriqué spécialement pour répondre aux besoins d’une personne ou d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : Made especially to fit the needs of a particular person or group.

• He ordered a custom suit.
• They built custom furniture for the small room.
• This custom chair supports her back.

Synonymes : made-to-order, tailor-made, bespoke

Expressions courantes : custom suit, custom furniture, custom design

personnalisé

Qui utilise un design ou des options choisis personnellement plutôt que la version standard.

En anglais simple : Using your own design or choices instead of a standard version.

• You can upload a custom logo.
• She saved her custom settings.
• We chose a custom layout for the website.

Synonymes : personalized, individual

Contraires : standard

Expressions courantes : custom logo, custom settings, custom layout

à façon

Effectué pour d’autres personnes contre paiement.

En anglais simple : Done for other people in exchange for payment.

• The company offers custom harvesting.
• Custom threshing helped small farms process their grain.
• He bought equipment for custom milling.

Synonymes : contract

Expressions courantes : custom harvesting, custom threshing, custom milling