in turn

à tour de rôle, successivement

Les personnes agissent, ou les choses se produisent, les unes après les autres.

En anglais simple : People do something, or things happen, one after another.

• Each child spoke in turn.
• She opened the boxes in turn.
• We visited each of the islands in turn.

Synonymes : one after another, one by one, successively

Contraires : simultaneously

Expressions courantes : each in turn, speak in turn, ask in turn

à son tour

Indique qu’une même relation se poursuit avec la personne ou la chose suivante dans une série.

En anglais simple : The same kind of relationship continues with the next person or thing in a series.

• Plants feed insects, which in turn feed birds.
• She reports to a manager, who in turn reports to the director.
• Warm weather melts ice, which in turn raises sea levels.

Synonymes : in their turn, in its turn

Expressions courantes : which in turn, who in turn

en retour, à son tour

Faire quelque chose en réponse à l’action d’une autre personne.

En anglais simple : Someone does something in response to what another person has done.

• I helped her, and she in turn helped me.
• They welcomed us, and we in turn invited them to dinner.
• He thanked the volunteers, who in turn thanked him for his support.

Synonymes : in return, in response

Expressions courantes : help in turn, reply in turn, thank in turn

dans l’ordre, à son tour

Faire quelque chose quand vient sa place dans un ordre fixé.

En anglais simple : You do something when your proper place in a fixed order comes.

• Customers were served in turn.
• You are next in turn to play.
• Please wait in turn, even if you are in a hurry.

Synonymes : in order, in sequence

Expressions courantes : next in turn, wait in turn, serve in turn