original

original, initial

Qui existait ou s’est produit avant les personnes ou les choses suivantes du même type.

En anglais simple : Existing or happening before later people or things of the same kind.

• The original owner still lives nearby.
• We returned to our original plan.
• The house still has its original windows.

Synonymes : first, initial

Contraires : later

Expressions courantes : original owner, original plan, original version, original manuscript

original, novateur

Nouveau et intéressant parce que cela ne copie pas quelque chose qui existe déjà.

En anglais simple : New and interesting because it does not copy something already made.

• That is an original idea.
• She wrote a very original story.
• We need something more original for the advertisement.

Synonymes : creative, inventive, innovative

Contraires : unoriginal

Expressions courantes : original idea, original design, original work

original, créatif

Qui pense de manière nouvelle et intéressante, différemment des autres.

En anglais simple : Thinking in new, interesting ways that are different from those of other people.

• She is an original thinker.
• His students found him wonderfully original.
• Few writers are as original as she is.

Synonymes : creative, inventive

Contraires : unoriginal

Expressions courantes : original thinker, original artist, highly original person

pionnier, original

Qui fait partie des premières personnes à développer une activité, un style ou une méthode.

En anglais simple : Among the first people to develop a new activity, style, or way of doing something.

• She was one of the original pioneers of radio.
• The original players helped create a new musical style.
• Several original members shaped the movement in its early years.

Synonymes : pioneering

Expressions courantes : original pioneers, original jazz players

original

Document ou œuvre d’art dont on fait des copies.

En anglais simple : The actual document or artwork, rather than a copy of it.

• Keep the original in a safe place.
• Is this painting an original?
• The museum owns several originals by this artist.

Contraires : copy

Expressions courantes : keep the original, copy of the original, signed original, copy the original