dominant

dominant

Plus fort ou plus puissant que les autres du même groupe.

En anglais simple : Stronger or more powerful than others in the same group.

• They are the dominant team.
• One company became dominant in the industry.
• The dominant male keeps other males away.

Comment l'utiliser : dominant in something (The company is dominant in the local market.)

Synonymes : powerful, leading

Contraires : subordinate

Expressions courantes : dominant position, dominant force, dominant company

dominant, prédominant

Plus répandu, plus visible ou plus important que tout le reste.

En anglais simple : More common, noticeable, or important than anything else.

• Blue is the dominant colour.
• Fear became the dominant theme of her novels.
• Pine trees are dominant in this forest.

Synonymes : main, predominant, prevailing

Expressions courantes : dominant colour, dominant theme, dominant species

dominant

Qui contrôle les autres ou décide de ce qui se passe.

En anglais simple : Having control over others or deciding what happens.

• The dominant party controls parliament.
• A small group remained dominant for decades.
• The dominant culture shaped the country’s laws.

Synonymes : ruling, governing

Contraires : subordinate

Expressions courantes : dominant party, dominant class, dominant role

dominante

Cinquième note d’une gamme musicale, en comptant à partir de la première.

En anglais simple : The fifth note in a musical scale, counted from its starting note.

• G is the dominant in C major.
• The melody rises to the dominant.
• These scales have different dominants.

Expressions courantes : the dominant, dominant of something, move to dominant