peripheral

périphérique

Situé sur le bord extérieur d’un espace ou d’un objet, ou près de ce bord.

En anglais simple : At or near the outer edge of an area or object.

• Movement caught my peripheral vision.
• The peripheral areas of the city lack buses.
• These villages occupy peripheral positions in the region.

Synonymes : outer, outlying

Contraires : central

Expressions courantes : peripheral vision, peripheral areas, peripheral regions

secondaire, accessoire

Qui compte peu par rapport aux éléments principaux.

En anglais simple : Having little importance compared with the main things involved.

• Cost was a peripheral concern.
• He played a peripheral role in the project.
• We can discuss the peripheral details later.

Synonymes : minor, secondary, unimportant

Contraires : important, central

Expressions courantes : peripheral role, peripheral detail, peripheral importance

accessoire, marginal

Qui n’a qu’un lien faible ou indirect avec le sujet principal de la discussion.

En anglais simple : Only loosely connected to the main subject being discussed.

• That question is peripheral to our discussion.
• They raised several peripheral issues during the debate.
• Her comments seemed peripheral to the argument.

Comment l'utiliser : peripheral to something (The cost is peripheral to this discussion.)

Synonymes : incidental, tangential

Contraires : relevant

Expressions courantes : peripheral to something, peripheral issue, peripheral concern

auxiliaire, périphérique

Qui apporte une aide ou des fonctions supplémentaires à une machine ou un système principal.

En anglais simple : Providing extra support or functions for a main machine or system.

• The printer is a peripheral device.
• They replaced the peripheral equipment first.
• Peripheral hardware gives the system extra functions.

Synonymes : auxiliary, supporting

Expressions courantes : peripheral equipment, peripheral device, peripheral hardware

périphérique

Qui concerne les nerfs situés hors du cerveau et de la moelle épinière.

En anglais simple : Relating to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.

• The injury damaged a peripheral nerve.
• Peripheral nerves carry signals to the muscles.
• The test checks for peripheral nerve damage.

Expressions courantes : peripheral nerves, peripheral nervous system, peripheral nerve damage

périphérique

Appareil relié à un ordinateur pour ajouter des fonctions, comme l’impression.

En anglais simple : A device connected to a computer to provide extra functions, such as printing.

• A printer is a computer peripheral.
• I connected two new peripherals yesterday.
• Does this peripheral need its own power supply?

Synonymes : peripheral device

Expressions courantes : computer peripheral, connect a peripheral, external peripheral