outset

début

Moment où commence une activité, un événement ou une période.

En anglais simple : The beginning of an activity, event, or period.

• The rules were clear from the outset.
• At the outset, nobody expected trouble.
• She supported the plan from the outset.

Comment l'utiliser : at/from the outset of something (We agreed on a budget at the outset of the project.)

Synonymes : beginning, start

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : at the outset, from the outset, outset of something

étendre vers l'extérieur

Étendre un élément de conception au-delà du bord extérieur d’un autre.

En anglais simple : To make a design feature extend beyond the outside edge of another feature.

• Outset the outline around the shape.
• The designer outset the frame by two millimeters.
• Can you outset this border slightly?

Comment l'utiliser : outset something by an amount (Outset the border by three pixels.)

Contraires : inset

Expressions courantes : outset a border, outset an outline, outset the frame