subordinate

secondaire, subordonné

Moins important qu’autre chose.

En anglais simple : Less important than something else.

• Money played a subordinate role.
• Personal comfort was subordinate to the team’s needs.
• These details are subordinate to the main argument.

Comment l'utiliser : subordinate to something (Cost is subordinate to safety in this project.)

Synonymes : secondary, less important

Contraires : primary, main

Expressions courantes : subordinate role, subordinate importance, subordinate to something

subordonné, inférieur

Qui occupe un rang ou une position moins élevés que quelqu’un ou quelque chose d’autre.

En anglais simple : Having a lower rank or position than someone or something else.

• He held a subordinate position.
• Subordinate officers reported to the commander.
• This department is subordinate to the central office.

Comment l'utiliser : subordinate to someone/something (A lieutenant is subordinate to a captain.)

Synonymes : junior, lower-ranking

Contraires : senior, superior

Expressions courantes : subordinate officer, subordinate position, subordinate rank

soumis, subordonné

Sous le contrôle d’une personne ou d’une entité qui a davantage d’autorité.

En anglais simple : Controlled by someone or something with greater authority.

• The committee remained subordinate to the board.
• His wishes were subordinate to his father’s will.
• The army was subordinate to civilian authority.

Comment l'utiliser : subordinate to someone/something (The local council remained subordinate to the governor.)

Synonymes : subject, subservient

Contraires : independent

Expressions courantes : subordinate to someone, subordinate to authority, remain subordinate

subordonné

Personne qui travaille sous les ordres d’une autre dans une organisation.

En anglais simple : Someone who works under another person in an organization.

• She praised her subordinates.
• He asked a subordinate to prepare the report.
• A good manager listens to every subordinate.

Contraires : superior

Expressions courantes : a direct subordinate, manage a subordinate, a trusted subordinate

subordonner

Accorder moins d’importance à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose qu’à une autre personne ou chose.

En anglais simple : To treat someone or something as less important than another person or thing.

• Do not subordinate safety to speed.
• She subordinated her own wishes to the family’s needs.
• The plan subordinates individual freedom to state control.

Comment l'utiliser : subordinate someone/something to someone/something (They subordinated profit to public safety.)

Synonymes : deprioritize

Contraires : prioritize

Expressions courantes : subordinate something to something, subordinate personal interests, subordinate individual needs