later

plus tard, ensuite

À un moment après maintenant ou après le moment dont on parle.

En anglais simple : At some time after now or after the time being discussed.

• I will call you later.
• Two days later, the letter arrived.
• We can talk about it later on.

Synonymes : afterwards, afterward

Contraires : earlier

Expressions courantes : see you later, a week later, later on

plus tard

À un moment postérieur à celui d’une autre personne, d’un événement ou à l’heure prévue.

En anglais simple : At a time after another person, event, or expected time.

• We left later than usual.
• She woke up much later than I did.
• Could we start a little later?

Comment l'utiliser : later than someone/something (I arrived later than my brother.)

Synonymes : afterwards

Contraires : earlier

Expressions courantes : arrive later, later than expected, much later

sinon

Sert à avertir que quelque chose de mauvais risque d’arriver si l’on ne fait pas attention.

En anglais simple : Used to warn that something bad might happen if you do not take care.

• Be careful, later you fall!
• Take an umbrella, later it rains!
• Hurry up, later we miss the bus!

Synonymes : otherwise, or else

Expressions courantes : later you fall, later it rains

ultérieur, postérieur

Qui arrive ou existe après un autre moment ou événement.

En anglais simple : Happening or existing after another time or event.

• Take a later train.
• A later edition corrected the mistake.
• Can we arrange a later appointment?

Comment l'utiliser : a later something than… (We chose a later flight than our friends.)

Synonymes : subsequent, following

Contraires : earlier

Expressions courantes : a later date, a later version, a later train

ultérieur, avancé

Qui se situe vers la fin d’une période ou d’un processus.

En anglais simple : Happening nearer the end of a period or process.

• The later chapters are harder.
• In her later years, she lived by the sea.
• Treatment becomes more difficult in the later stages of the disease.

Contraires : earlier

Expressions courantes : later stages, later years, later chapters

plus loin

Après avoir parcouru une distance supplémentaire précisée.

En anglais simple : After travelling a further stated distance.

• One mile later, we stopped.
• Ten kilometres later, the road became narrow.
• Two miles later, my bike had another flat tyre.

Comment l'utiliser : distance + later (Five miles later, we reached a village.)

Expressions courantes : two miles later, ten kilometres later

à plus

S’emploie pour dire au revoir de façon familière.

En anglais simple : Used when leaving someone to say goodbye.

• Later, guys!
• I have to go. Later!
• Later, mate! Have a good evening.

Synonymes : bye, see you

Expressions courantes : later dude, later everyone, later mate