margin

marge

Espace vide autour du texte sur une page.

En anglais simple : The empty space around the writing on a page.

• Leave a wide margin.
• She wrote a note in the margin.
• The printer cut off the right margin.

Expressions courantes : page margin, wide margin, in the margin

écart

Différence entre deux scores, quantités ou résultats, notamment entre le gagnant et le perdant.

En anglais simple : The difference between two scores, amounts, or results, especially between a winner and a loser.

• They won by a narrow margin.
• Her margin of victory surprised everyone.
• The final margin was just two points.

Comment l'utiliser : by a margin of… (They won by a margin of three votes.)

Synonymes : difference, gap

Expressions courantes : winning margin, narrow margin, margin of victory

marge bénéficiaire

Différence entre le prix de vente et le coût de fabrication ou d’achat d’un produit.

En anglais simple : The amount by which a selling price is higher than the cost of making or buying something.

• Our profit margin is small.
• Rising costs have reduced their margins.
• The shop earns a higher margin on drinks.

Comment l'utiliser : margin on something (The margin on each sandwich is small.)

Synonymes : profit

Expressions courantes : profit margin, low margin, margin on something

marge

Temps, argent ou espace supplémentaire prévu en cas de problème ou de besoin imprévu.

En anglais simple : Extra time, money, or space allowed in case something goes wrong or needs more.

• Leave a small margin for delays.
• The schedule gives us no margin for error.
• We added a safety margin to the budget.

Comment l'utiliser : margin for something (We left a margin for unexpected costs.)

Synonymes : allowance, buffer

Expressions courantes : safety margin, margin for error, leave a margin

marge d’erreur

Écart possible entre un résultat mesuré ou estimé et la valeur réelle.

En anglais simple : The amount by which a measured or estimated result could differ from the true value.

• The survey has a small margin of error.
• A larger sample reduces the margin of error.
• The reported difference falls within the margin of error.

Comment l'utiliser : margin of error of… (The poll has a margin of error of three percentage points.)

Expressions courantes : margin of error, small error margin

marge, périphérie

Position à l’écart du centre d’un groupe ou de la société, avec peu de pouvoir ou d’influence.

En anglais simple : A position outside the main part of a group or society, with little power or influence.

• They live on the margins of society.
• Her views kept her on the margin of the movement.
• The charity helps people pushed to the margins.

Comment l'utiliser : on the margin of something (He remained on the margin of political life.)

Synonymes : fringe, edge

Contraires : center

Expressions courantes : on the margin, margin of society