precise

précis, exact

Exact et correct, avec tous les détails nécessaires.

En anglais simple : Exact and correct, with all the necessary details.

• Tell me the precise time.
• We need more precise measurements.
• Her instructions were clear and precise.

Synonymes : exact, accurate

Contraires : imprecise, inaccurate

Expressions courantes : precise location, precise measurement, precise instructions

méticuleux, précis

Qui fait très attention aux détails dans ses paroles ou ses actions.

En anglais simple : Very careful about details in what you say or do.

• She is very precise in her work.
• He was precise about every detail.
• Our teacher is a precise and patient speaker.

Comment l'utiliser : precise about something (She is precise about dates and names.); precise in something (He is precise in his use of language.)

Synonymes : meticulous, careful

Contraires : careless

Expressions courantes : precise in something, precise about something, precise speaker