ranking

classé, gradé

Qui occupe une certaine place ou un certain grade par rapport aux autres.

En anglais simple : Having a particular position compared with other people or things.

• She is a high-ranking official.
• Low-ranking officers received the same training.
• He became the country's top-ranking tennis player.

Expressions courantes : high ranking official, low ranking officer, top ranking player

haut placé, supérieur

Qui occupe une position plus élevée ou possède davantage d’autorité que les autres membres d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : Having a higher position or more authority than others in a group.

• Ask the ranking officer for permission.
• She was the ranking official present at the meeting.
• The committee's ranking member challenged the proposal.

Synonymes : senior, higher-ranking

Contraires : junior

Expressions courantes : ranking officer, ranking member, ranking official

éminent, renommé

Connu et important grâce à ses grandes capacités ou à ses réalisations.

En anglais simple : Well known and important because of great ability or achievements.

• She is a ranking scholar in this field.
• Several ranking scientists supported the project.
• The award attracted ranking artists from across the country.

Synonymes : leading, distinguished, prominent

Expressions courantes : ranking scholar, ranking scientist, ranking artist

rang, classement

Position d’une personne ou d’une chose dans une liste comparant la qualité, la réussite ou l’importance.

En anglais simple : The position of someone or something in a list comparing quality, success, or importance.

• His world ranking has improved.
• The university fell in the latest rankings.
• What is the team's current ranking?

Comment l'utiliser : ranking in something (Her ranking in the world list has improved.)

Synonymes : rank, position, standing

Expressions courantes : world ranking, university ranking, high ranking

classement

Action de classer des personnes ou des choses pour comparer leur qualité, leur réussite ou leur importance.

En anglais simple : The process of putting people or things in order to compare their quality, success, or importance.

• The ranking of entries begins tomorrow.
• Ranking by quality requires clear rules.
• Their ranking of the proposals was based on cost.

Comment l'utiliser : ranking of someone/something (The ranking of candidates takes several hours.); ranking by something (Ranking by price makes comparison easier.)

Synonymes : ordering, classification

Expressions courantes : ranking of candidates, ranking by importance, ranking system