generational

générationnel

Qui concerne différentes générations ou se transmet des parents aux enfants au fil du temps.

En anglais simple : Related to people of different ages, or passed from parents to children over time.

• There are generational differences in music taste.
• The family has built generational wealth.
• These attitudes reflect a wider generational change.

Expressions courantes : generational gap, generational change, generational wealth

exceptionnel, unique

Si bon ou si mauvais qu’un équivalent n’apparaît qu’une fois en de nombreuses années.

En anglais simple : So exceptionally good or bad that someone or something like it appears only once in many years.

• She is a generational talent.
• The team has signed a generational player.
• Critics described the disaster as a generational failure of leadership.

Synonymes : exceptional, extraordinary

Expressions courantes : generational talent, generational player, generational failure

énorme, incroyable

Très bon ou très mauvais ; se dit avec force, surtout sur internet.

En anglais simple : Very good or very bad, said with strong feeling, especially online.

• That joke was generational.
• His awful haircut was a generational disaster.
• The replies to her post were generational comedy.

Expressions courantes : generational joke, generational comedy, generational disaster