fringe

frange

Cheveux coupés de façon à retomber sur le front.

En anglais simple : Hair cut to hang over the forehead.

• Her fringe covers her eyebrows.
• I had my fringe trimmed yesterday.
• Would a short fringe suit me?

Synonymes : bangs

Expressions courantes : long fringe, cut a fringe, straight fringe

périphérie, lisière

Bord extérieur d'une ville, d'un village ou d'une autre zone.

En anglais simple : The outer edge of a town, city, or other area.

• They live on the fringe of town.
• New shops opened along the city fringe.
• We found deer on the fringes of the forest.

Comment l'utiliser : on the fringe of a place (They built a house on the fringe of the village.)

Synonymes : outskirts, edge, periphery

Contraires : center

Expressions courantes : urban fringe, city fringe, fringe of town

frange

Rangée de fils qui pendent le long du bord d'un tissu ou d'un autre objet.

En anglais simple : A row of hanging threads along the edge of cloth or another object.

• The scarf has a long fringe.
• She added a gold fringe to the curtain.
• The fringes on both rugs were badly worn.

Comment l'utiliser : fringe on something (The fringe on the shawl is handmade.)

Synonymes : tassels

Expressions courantes : silk fringe, gold fringe, fringe on something

marge, périphérie

Partie extérieure ou moins importante de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The outer or less important part of something.

• He remained on the fringe of the debate.
• These ideas belong to the fringe of popular culture.
• She gradually moved from the fringe to the center of the movement.

Comment l'utiliser : on the fringe of something (Her research lies on the fringe of established science.)

Synonymes : edge, margin, periphery

Contraires : center

Expressions courantes : fringe of something, on the fringe, outer fringe

frange radicale, aile extrémiste

Membres d'un groupe dont les idées s'écartent fortement de celles de la majorité.

En anglais simple : Members of a group whose ideas differ greatly from those of most members.

• The party has a small radical fringe.
• Its extreme fringe rejected the new leader.
• A vocal fringe within the movement demanded immediate change.

Comment l'utiliser : the fringe of a group (The radical fringe of the party opposed the deal.)

Contraires : mainstream

Expressions courantes : radical fringe, extreme fringe, party fringe

frange d'interférence

Bande claire ou sombre formée quand des ondes lumineuses se rencontrent ou contournent un bord.

En anglais simple : A bright or dark band made when light waves meet or bend around an edge.

• A bright fringe appeared on the screen.
• The experiment produced several dark fringes.
• Changing the wavelength changed the distance between the fringes.

Expressions courantes : interference fringe, diffraction fringe, bright fringe

marginal

Dont les idées ou les activités ne sont pas acceptées ou soutenues par la plupart des gens.

En anglais simple : Having ideas or activities that most people do not accept or support.

• They joined a fringe political group.
• This fringe theory has little scientific support.
• Several fringe parties competed in the election.

Synonymes : marginal, unconventional

Contraires : mainstream

Expressions courantes : fringe group, fringe party, fringe theory

border

Former une ligne le long du bord de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To form a line along the edge of something.

• Tall trees fringe the lake.
• Palms fringed the quiet beach.
• White flowers fringe the narrow path through the garden.

Synonymes : border, line, edge

Expressions courantes : fringe the shore, fringe a lake, fringe the coast