gateway

porte d'accès, voie d'accès

Ce qui permet d'atteindre un lieu ou d'accéder à une possibilité ou à une expérience.

En anglais simple : Something that allows you to reach a place, opportunity, or experience.

• Education can be a gateway to better jobs.
• The port serves as a gateway to the region.
• Her first role became a gateway to a successful acting career.

Comment l'utiliser : gateway to something (This course is a gateway to a career in design.)

Synonymes : route, means of access

Expressions courantes : gateway to something, a gateway, important gateway

entrée, portail

Entrée ou ouverture par laquelle on passe pour accéder à un autre lieu.

En anglais simple : An entrance or opening through which you pass into another place.

• We waited by the gateway.
• They drove through the wide gateway into the park.
• An old stone gateway marks the entrance to the castle.

Comment l'utiliser : gateway to/into something (A narrow gateway leads into the courtyard.)

Synonymes : entrance, opening

Expressions courantes : through the gateway, stone gateway, gateway into something

porte d'entrée, premier pas

Ce qui fait découvrir une activité et amène souvent à s'y engager davantage.

En anglais simple : Something that introduces you to an activity and often leads to greater involvement.

• They described the substance as a gateway drug.
• That simple game became my gateway into competitive chess.
• Some people consider short stories a gateway to reading longer books.

Comment l'utiliser : gateway into something (Gardening was her gateway into the world of plant science.)

Synonymes : introduction, stepping stone

Expressions courantes : gateway drug, gateway activity, gateway into something

passerelle

Appareil qui relie les utilisateurs sans fil à un réseau et gère leur accès à Internet.

En anglais simple : A device that connects wireless users to a network and manages their internet access.

• Restart the gateway if the connection fails.
• Our wireless gateway includes a firewall.
• Can you change the password in the gateway settings?

Expressions courantes : wireless gateway, gateway settings, gateway address