instrumental

déterminant, essentiel

Qui joue un rôle très important pour permettre une réalisation ou une réussite.

En anglais simple : Very important in helping something happen or succeed.

• Her support was instrumental in our success.
• He was instrumental in finding a new home for the charity.
• Several local teachers played an instrumental role in the campaign.

Comment l'utiliser : be instrumental in doing something (She was instrumental in bringing the two sides together.); be instrumental in something (His advice was instrumental in our success.)

Synonymes : crucial, essential, key

Expressions courantes : instrumental in something, instrumental role

instrumental

Joué avec des instruments de musique, sans personne qui chante.

En anglais simple : Played on musical instruments, without anyone singing.

• I enjoy instrumental music.
• They recorded an instrumental version of the song.
• The album ends with a short instrumental track.

Contraires : vocal

Expressions courantes : instrumental music, instrumental version, instrumental track

instrumental

Se dit d'une forme grammaticale indiquant le moyen ou l'outil utilisé pour faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Describing a word form that shows the means or tool used to do something.

• This noun has an instrumental ending.
• Russian uses the instrumental case to express means.
• Can you identify the instrumental form in this sentence?

Expressions courantes : instrumental case, instrumental ending, instrumental form