evenly

également, à parts égales

De façon que chaque personne ou partie reçoive la même quantité ou le même nombre.

En anglais simple : So that each person or part receives the same amount or number.

• We shared the cake evenly.
• The teacher divided the children evenly into two groups.
• Are the costs split evenly between both families?

Comment l'utiliser : divide/share something evenly between/among people (We divided the money evenly among the four winners.)

Synonymes : equally

Contraires : unequally, unevenly

Expressions courantes : divide evenly, share evenly, evenly distributed

uniformément, régulièrement

Avec la même épaisseur ou hauteur partout sur une surface, sans bosses ni espaces vides.

En anglais simple : With the same thickness or height across a surface, so there are no bumps or gaps.

• Spread the butter evenly.
• She applied the paint evenly across the wall.
• Make sure the icing covers the cake evenly.

Synonymes : uniformly, smoothly

Contraires : unevenly

Expressions courantes : spread evenly, coat evenly, apply evenly

sans reste, exactement

Lorsqu’on divise des nombres, sans qu’il reste quoi que ce soit.

En anglais simple : When dividing numbers, with nothing left over.

• Ten divides evenly by two.
• Seven does not divide evenly into twenty.
• Which numbers are evenly divisible by four?

Comment l'utiliser : be evenly divisible by + number (Twenty is evenly divisible by five.); divide evenly into + number (Three divides evenly into twelve.)

Synonymes : without a remainder, exactly

Expressions courantes : evenly divisible, divide evenly, divides evenly into