current

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
2. (countable, uncountable) The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3. (countable, uncountable) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
4. (countable, uncountable) A tendency or a course of events.

Adj

1. Existing or occurring at the moment.
2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
3. (South-Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
4. (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Concepts

courant

actuel

courant électrique

à jour

flot

flux

courant d’eau

actuellement

ruisseau

flux et reflux

intensité

jet

maintenant

marée

momentané

torrent

usuel

ampérage

cours d’eau

en ce moment

en vigueur

fil de l’eau

intensité du courant

rapides

vécu

à notre époque

courant océanique

intensité du courant électrique

d'un usage général

généralement usité

contemporain

coulant

de nos jours

écoulement

électricité

en cours

filet

fleuve

Synonymes

stream

flow

present

modern

tide

present-day

up-to-date

topical

actual

contemporary

electric current

common

trend

tendency

course

new

🆕

now

running

🏃

prevalent

advanced

water current

flowing

jet

drift

recent

fashionable

popular

torrent

widespread

electricity

immediate

fluent

rivulet

general

ongoing

in vogue

existing

electrical current

run

school

🏫

live

spurt

streaming

this

timely

currently

up to date

effective

orientation

outflow

watercourse

pass

epidemic

river

in circulation

in effect

predominant

present day

ocean current

exist

present time

water

🚰

prevailing

race

in operation

in use

rife

rip

usual

valid

waft

water course

water flow

wave

👋

whirlpool

zip

C

C

in general use

modern-day

most recent

of today

tidal current

present location

public opinion

galvanic current

stream of water

present moment

to date

📅

up-tp-date

continuous line

line of descending fluid

stream of a river

universally received

tidal flow

tidal stream

current flow

afflux

amperage

at the moment

be valid

branch

brook

burning

c

c

circulate

circulation

coeval

conduct

contemporaneous

customary

descend

draught

drop

ebb and flow

eddy

estuary

existent

flood

flowage

fluxion

for some time

galvanism

going

hep

hip

inflow

influx

in force

juice

latest

mobile

movement

newest

new-fashioned

nowadays

operating

operative

ordinal

parade

passing

pending

positive charge

power

presently

rapid

rapids

red-hot

relevant

rill

rotation

shallows

shoal

shower

🚿

stylish

synchronous

these days

throng

be up to date

today’s

tributary

undertow

unstable

up-to-the-minute

Traductions

corriente

Strom

actual

Strömung

gegenwärtig

stroom

actueel

aktuell

huidig

stroming

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkʌɹ.ənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: curraunt

Appartenant à français: courant

In summary

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

Phrases

His current wife is Nancy Lange , with whom he has a daughter .

Son épouse actuelle est Nancy Lange, avec qui il a une fille.

The current Director is Professor Frank Gannon .

Le directeur actuel est le professeur Frank Gannon.

Eddy current brakes are not suitable for locking a wheel .

Les freins de courant de Foucault ne conviennent pas pour verrouiller une roue.

The current president of Tyndale House is Mark D . Taylor .

L'actuel président de Tyndale House est Mark D. Taylor.