regular

régulier

Qui se répète à des intervalles de temps ou de distance semblables.

En anglais simple : Happening again and again, with similar gaps in time or distance.

• Regular exercise helps me sleep.
• We have regular meetings on Mondays.
• The posts stand at regular intervals along the road.

Synonymes : periodic, recurring

Contraires : irregular

Expressions courantes : regular exercise, regular intervals, regular meetings

habituel, normal, standard

Qui correspond au type, à la personne ou à l’organisation habituels ou standards.

En anglais simple : The usual or standard kind, person, or arrangement.

• I ordered the regular size.
• Our regular teacher is away today.
• Do you want the special menu or the regular one?

Synonymes : usual, normal, standard

Contraires : special

Expressions courantes : regular size, regular job, regular price

régulier

Qui suit les règles habituelles pour former, par exemple, le passé ou le pluriel d’un mot.

En anglais simple : Following the usual rules for making word forms, such as past tenses or plurals.

• Walk is a regular verb.
• Most English nouns have regular plurals.
• Is this verb regular in the past tense?

Synonymes : weak

Contraires : irregular

Expressions courantes : regular verb, regular plural, regular ending

ordinaire

Qualifie l’essence standard à indice d’octane plus bas, vendue pour les voitures courantes.

En anglais simple : Describing the standard, lower-octane petrol sold for ordinary cars.

• This car runs on regular gas.
• Regular unleaded is cheaper than premium fuel.
• Can I fill the tank with regular gasoline?

Contraires : premium

Expressions courantes : regular gas, regular unleaded, regular gasoline

régulier

Dont les côtés et angles sont égaux ; pour un solide, dont les faces identiques sont disposées uniformément.

En anglais simple : Having equal sides and angles; for a solid, having identical faces arranged equally.

• Draw a regular hexagon.
• A regular triangle has three equal sides.
• Each face of a regular cube is a square.

Contraires : irregular

Expressions courantes : regular polygon, regular hexagon, regular solid

avec du lait et du sucre

Qualifie un café préparé selon l’usage local, souvent avec du lait et du sucre.

En anglais simple : Describing coffee made in the locally usual way, often with milk and sugar.

• I ordered a regular coffee.
• Here, regular coffee comes with milk and sugar.
• Does regular coffee include cream at this diner?

Expressions courantes : regular coffee, coffee regular

habitué, client régulier

Personne qui achète souvent ou utilise régulièrement les services du même établissement.

En anglais simple : Someone who often buys things or receives services at the same place.

• She is a regular at this cafe.
• The owner knows all his regulars.
• As a regular, I sometimes get a free coffee.

Comment l'utiliser : a regular at somewhere (He is a regular at the corner shop.)

Synonymes : frequent customer

Expressions courantes : a regular at, a cafe regular, a pub regular