precipitation

précipitations

Eau qui tombe des nuages sous forme de pluie, neige ou glace, ou quantité de cette eau.

En anglais simple : Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, or ice, or the amount that falls.

• Little precipitation is expected this week.
• The mountains receive more precipitation than the coast.
• Annual precipitation was measured at several stations.

Expressions courantes : annual precipitation, heavy precipitation, total precipitation, frozen precipitation

précipitation

Fait d’agir trop vite sans réfléchir suffisamment aux conséquences possibles.

En anglais simple : Acting too quickly without thinking carefully about what might happen.

• He acted with precipitation and lost everything.
• Her precipitation left no time for careful thought.
• The council regretted its precipitation in approving the plan.

Synonymes : rashness, haste, hastiness

Contraires : caution

Expressions courantes : with precipitation, undue precipitation, fatal precipitation