modal

modal

Qui exprime la possibilité, la permission, la nécessité ou la capacité de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Expressing whether something is possible, allowed, necessary, or within someone's ability.

• Can is a modal verb.
• We practiced using modal verbs to ask permission.
• This sentence has a modal meaning of necessity.

Expressions courantes : modal verb, modal auxiliary, modal meaning

modal

Lié à une forme, une méthode ou un système particulier, comme une gamme musicale.

En anglais simple : Connected with a particular form, method, or system, such as a musical scale.

• The choir sang a modal melody.
• Modal harmony gives this music a distinctive sound.
• Engineers used modal analysis to study the bridge's vibrations.

Expressions courantes : modal music, modal harmony, modal analysis

modal

Qui oblige à traiter une fenêtre ou un message avant de pouvoir utiliser le reste du logiciel.

En anglais simple : Requiring you to deal with a window or message before using the rest of a computer program.

• A modal window asks for your password.
• Close the modal dialog to return to the document.
• The designer replaced the modal popup with a small notice.

Contraires : nonmodal

Expressions courantes : modal dialog, modal window, modal popup

central, intermédiaire

Qui décrit une valeur ou une quantité située au milieu d'un ensemble.

En anglais simple : Describing a value or amount in the middle of a group.

• The report calls the middle amount the modal value.
• In this table, modal refers to the central amount.
• The exercise uses modal for the value halfway through the ordered list.

Synonymes : middle, central

Expressions courantes : modal value, modal amount

verbe modal

Verbe auxiliaire, comme can ou must, qui exprime la capacité, la possibilité, la permission ou la nécessité.

En anglais simple : A helping verb, such as can or must, that expresses ability, possibility, permission, or need.

• Must is a modal.
• Which modal expresses ability in this sentence?
• We used different modals to make the requests more polite.

Synonymes : modal verb, modal auxiliary

Expressions courantes : a modal, use a modal, past modal

forme modale

Forme grammaticale, notamment un verbe auxiliaire, qui exprime la possibilité, la capacité, la permission ou la nécessité.

En anglais simple : A grammatical form, especially a helping verb, that expresses possibility, ability, permission, or need.

• This modal expresses a possibility.
• The grammar chapter compares modals across languages.
• A modal can change how certain a statement sounds.

Synonymes : modal form

Expressions courantes : a modal, use a modal, past modal