oriented

axé, orienté

Principalement tourné vers un objectif, un intérêt ou un groupe de personnes.

En anglais simple : Having a particular aim, interest, or group of people as the main focus.

• Our team is customer oriented.
• Her approach is oriented toward practical results.
• The course is career oriented.

Comment l'utiliser : oriented toward something (The programme is oriented toward young adults.); oriented to something (Our work is oriented to the needs of local families.)

Synonymes : focused, directed

Expressions courantes : oriented toward something, results oriented, customer oriented

orienté

Placé de façon à regarder ou à pointer dans une direction précise.

En anglais simple : Positioned so that it faces or points in a particular direction.

• The panels are oriented south.
• Keep the arrow oriented toward the exit.
• The building is oriented to catch morning sunlight.

Comment l'utiliser : oriented toward something (The windows are oriented toward the garden.)

Synonymes : positioned, aligned

Expressions courantes : oriented toward something, oriented north, vertically oriented

familiarisé

Qui connaît un lieu ou un sujet après avoir reçu des explications.

En anglais simple : Familiar with a place or subject after receiving information about it.

• The new staff are fully oriented.
• After the tour, I felt oriented to the campus.
• Newly oriented students found their classrooms easily.

Comment l'utiliser : oriented to something (The trainees are now oriented to the workplace.)

Synonymes : familiar, informed

Expressions courantes : newly oriented staff, fully oriented, oriented to something

orienté

Doté d’une règle mathématique distinguant des sens opposés, comme le sens horaire et le sens antihoraire.

En anglais simple : Having a mathematical rule that distinguishes opposite directions, such as clockwise and anticlockwise.

• The diagram shows an oriented curve.
• We studied an oriented surface in class.
• Each oriented manifold has a chosen orientation.

Expressions courantes : oriented surface, oriented manifold, oriented curve