nonstop

continu, sans escale

Qui continue sans pause ou rejoint sa destination sans arrêt intermédiaire.

En anglais simple : Continuing without a break, or going straight to a destination without stopping.

• We booked a nonstop flight.
• The children enjoyed the nonstop entertainment.
• Their nonstop chatter kept me awake.

Synonymes : continuous, uninterrupted

Expressions courantes : nonstop flight, nonstop action, nonstop service

non-stop

Qualifie une modification génétique supprimant le signal qui indique à la cellule d’arrêter la fabrication d’une protéine.

En anglais simple : Describing a gene change that removes a signal telling a cell to stop making a protein.

• The researchers identified a nonstop mutation.
• This nonstop variant changes the final protein sequence.
• A nonstop mutation removes the usual signal for ending translation.

Expressions courantes : nonstop mutation, nonstop variant

sans arrêt, sans escale

Sans faire de pause ni s’arrêter en chemin.

En anglais simple : Without taking a break or stopping along the way.

• It rained nonstop yesterday.
• They flew nonstop from Paris to Tokyo.
• Have you been working nonstop all day?

Synonymes : continuously, without stopping

Expressions courantes : work nonstop, fly nonstop, talk nonstop

vol sans escale

Trajet, surtout en avion, sans aucun arrêt intermédiaire.

En anglais simple : A journey, especially a flight, that has no stops along the way.

• We booked a nonstop to Rome.
• The airline offers two nonstops each day.
• Is there a nonstop from here to Boston?

Synonymes : direct flight

Expressions courantes : book a nonstop, take a nonstop

épicerie de nuit

Dans certaines régions d’Europe, petite boutique ouverte jour et nuit.

En anglais simple : In parts of Europe, a small shop that stays open all day and night.

• We bought snacks at the nonstop.
• The local nonstop was still open at midnight.
• Two nonstops near the station sell drinks.

Synonymes : convenience store

Expressions courantes : nearby nonstop, local nonstop

consonne continue

Son de la parole produit sans bloquer complètement le passage de l’air.

En anglais simple : A speech sound made while air flows without being completely blocked.

• This sound is a nonstop.
• The lesson compares stops and nonstops.
• You can sustain a nonstop while air continues flowing.

Synonymes : continuant

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : a nonstop sound, produce a nonstop