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current meaning in French

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current (existing or occurring at the moment)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

actuel◼◼◼adjectifThe current crisis is structural. = La crise actuelle est structurelle.

courant◼◼◼adjectif

présent◼◼◼adjectif

current (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

actuel◼◼◼adjectifThe current crisis is structural. = La crise actuelle est structurelle.

current [currents] (tendency or a course of events)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant◼◼◼nom {m}

current [currents] (time rate of flow of electric charge)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant◼◼◼nom {m}

current [currents] noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant◼◼◼nom {m}

current account (checking account)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt əˈk.aʊnt]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt əˈk.aʊnt]

compte courant◼◼◼nom {m}

current asset (finance: an organization's fixed assets)
noun

actif circulant◼◼◼nom {m}

current events (news items)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt ɪ.ˈvents]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt ɪ.ˈvents]

actualités◼◼◼nom

currently (at this moment)
adverb
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt.li]
[US: ˈkɜː.rənt.li]

actuellement◼◼◼adverbeI currently live in Boston. = Je vis actuellement à Boston.

à l'heure actuelle◼◼◻adverbe

maintenant◼◼◻adverbeWilliam is currently fifty. = William a cinquante ans maintenant.

alternating current (electric current that reverses direction periodically)
noun
[UK: ˈɔːl.tɜː.neɪt.ɪŋ ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈɒl.tər.ˌnet.ɪŋ ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant alternatif◼◼◼nom {m}

concurrent (happening at the same time; simultaneous)
adjective
[UK: kənˈk.ʌ.rənt]
[US: kənˈk.ɜː.rənt]

concomitant◼◼◼adjectif

simultané◼◼◼adjectif

concurrent (involving more than one thread of computation)
adjective
[UK: kənˈk.ʌ.rənt]
[US: kənˈk.ɜː.rənt]

parallèle◼◼◼adjectif

concurrent (belonging to the same period; contemporary)
adjective
[UK: kənˈk.ʌ.rənt]
[US: kənˈk.ɜː.rənt]

contemporain◼◻◻adjectif

countercurrent [countercurrents] (Current that flows against the prevailing one)
noun
[UK: kˈaʊntəkˌʌrənt]
[US: kˈaʊntɚkˈɜːrənt]

contre-courant◼◼◼nom {m}

direct current (electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈrekt ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: də.ˈrekt ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant continu◼◼◼nom {m}

displacement current (change of the electric displacement field)
noun

courant de déplacement◼◼◼nom {m}

eddy current (an induced electric current)
noun
[UK: ˈe.di ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈe.di ˈkɜː.rənt]

courants de Foucault◼◼◼nom {m pl}

electric current [electric currents] (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ə.ˈlek.trɪk ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant◼◼◼nom {m}

courant électrique◼◼◼nom {m}

neutral current (exchange current)
noun

courant neutre◼◼◼nom {m}

ocean current noun
[UK: ˈəʊʃ.n̩ ˈkʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈoʊʃ.n̩ ˈkɜː.rənt]

courant marin◼◼◼nom {m}

recurrent (recurring time after time)
adjective
[UK: rɪˈk.ʌ.rənt]
[US: rɪˈk.ɜː.rənt]

récurrent◼◼◼adjectifHer recurrent nightmare involved a tsunami. = Son cauchemar récurrent impliquait un tsunami.

périodique◼◼◼adjectif

residual-current device (a device that breaks an electric circuit)
noun

disjoncteur différentielnom {m}

dispositif différentiel à courant résiduelnom {m}

undercurrent [undercurrents] (current of water which flows under the surface)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.dək.ʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈʌn.dərˌk.ə.rənt]

sous-courant◼◼◼nom {m}

courant sous-marin◼◼◻nom {m}

undercurrent [undercurrents] (tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.dək.ʌ.rənt]
[US: ˈʌn.dərˌk.ə.rənt]

courant sous-jacent◼◼◻nom {m}

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