national

national

Qui concerne tout un pays ou touche les habitants partout dans ce pays.

En anglais simple : Connected with a whole country, or affecting people throughout that country.

• Tomorrow is a national holiday.
• She plays for the national team.
• The story appeared in several national newspapers.

Synonymes : countrywide, nationwide

Contraires : local

Expressions courantes : national team, national holiday, national newspaper

national

Qui se rapporte à un pays précis ou à ses habitants.

En anglais simple : Connected with a particular country or its people.

• The national flag flew above the school.
• Rice is part of their national dish.
• They sang the national anthem before the match.

Expressions courantes : national flag, national identity, national dish

national

Présent ou actif dans la plupart des régions d’un pays ou dans tout le pays.

En anglais simple : Present or operating in most or all parts of a country.

• She works for a national chain of shops.
• The company has a national network of offices.
• Their business grew from a local shop into a national company.

Synonymes : nationwide, countrywide

Contraires : local

Expressions courantes : national chain, national network, national company

ressortissant

Personne qui possède légalement la nationalité d’un pays précis.

En anglais simple : A person who legally belongs to a particular country.

• She is a French national.
• Several foreign nationals applied for visas.
• The embassy helped its nationals return home.

Synonymes : citizen

Expressions courantes : foreign national, British national, French national

championnat national

Compétition réunissant des joueurs ou des équipes de tout un pays, généralement appelée nationals.

En anglais simple : A competition with players or teams from across a country, usually called the nationals.

• Our team reached the nationals.
• She qualified for nationals in swimming.
• They won their regional match but lost at the nationals.

Synonymes : national championships

Expressions courantes : the nationals, at nationals, reach nationals