ultimate

final, ultime

Qui arrive à la fin d’un processus ou en constitue le résultat ou le but final.

En anglais simple : Happening at the end of a process, or being the final result or aim.

• Our ultimate goal is to help children read.
• No one could predict the ultimate outcome.
• The ultimate decision rests with the owner.

Synonymes : final, eventual

Contraires : initial

Expressions courantes : ultimate goal, ultimate outcome, ultimate destination

suprême, ultime

Le meilleur, le plus puissant ou le plus important de sa catégorie.

En anglais simple : The best, strongest, or most important of its kind.

• This race is the ultimate test of fitness.
• The director holds ultimate responsibility for safety.
• They wanted to create the ultimate gaming computer.

Synonymes : supreme, greatest

Expressions courantes : ultimate test, ultimate authority, ultimate experience, ultimate pleasure

élémentaire, indivisible

Si fondamental qu’on ne peut pas le diviser en parties plus petites.

En anglais simple : So basic that it cannot be broken into smaller parts.

• They searched for the ultimate constituents of matter.
• The theory treats these particles as ultimate units.
• Scientists once believed atoms were ultimate elements.

Synonymes : elemental, indivisible

Expressions courantes : ultimate constituent, ultimate particles, ultimate elements