gen

génération

Version d’un produit correspondant à une étape précise de son développement.

En anglais simple : A version of a product that belongs to a particular stage in its development.

• I still use the first gen.
• The latest gen has a faster processor.
• Which gen of this console do you own?

Synonymes : generation, version

Expressions courantes : first gen, next gen, latest gen

génération

Groupe de personnes nées à peu près à la même époque.

En anglais simple : A group of people born around the same time.

• The younger gen prefers short videos.
• My parents belong to an older gen.
• Each gen has its own ideas about work.

Synonymes : generation

Expressions courantes : younger gen, older gen, next gen

infos, renseignements

Informations sur un sujet précis.

En anglais simple : Information about a particular subject.

• Give me the latest gen.
• She had all the gen on the deal.
• Where did you get that gen?

Comment l'utiliser : gen on something (Have you got any gen on the new manager?)

Synonymes : information, info

Expressions courantes : the latest gen, gen on something, inside gen

générateur, groupe électrogène

Machine qui produit de l’électricité.

En anglais simple : A machine that produces electricity.

• The gen supplies power to the cabin.
• We started the backup gen after the outage.
• Does this portable gen use diesel?

Synonymes : generator

Expressions courantes : diesel gen, backup gen, portable gen

générer

Créer quelque chose automatiquement à l’aide d’un programme ou d’une machine.

En anglais simple : To create something automatically using a program or machine.

• Can you gen a new image?
• The program genned ten files overnight.
• We are genning test data for the app.

Comment l'utiliser : gen something (The script can gen a new file every minute.)

Synonymes : generate, create

Expressions courantes : gen an image, gen some code, gen a file

modifier génétiquement

Changer les gènes d’un être vivant pour lui donner des caractéristiques différentes.

En anglais simple : To change the genes of a living thing to give it different features.

• They want to gen a stronger crop.
• The team genned bacteria to produce the protein.
• Researchers are genning a strain that tolerates heat.

Comment l'utiliser : gen something (The lab plans to gen a bacterial strain.)

Synonymes : genetically engineer

Expressions courantes : gen an organism, gen a strain

général

Qui concerne l’ensemble d’un groupe ou d’un sujet plutôt qu’une partie précise.

En anglais simple : Concerning a whole group or subject rather than one particular part.

• The form lists these tickets as gen admission.
• She placed the message in the gen category.
• The internal schedule calls these tasks gen admin.

Synonymes : general

Contraires : specific

Expressions courantes : gen admission, gen admin, gen category