| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| alternating current n | (electrical flow changing direction) | courant alternatif nm |
| The electric motor uses alternating current to produce rotation. |
| Le moteur électrique utilise le courant alternatif pour produire une rotation. |
checking account (US),
chequing account (Can),
current account (UK) n | (bank account with instant access) | compte courant nm |
| I'd like to pay this money into my checking account. |
| J'aimerais déposer cet argent sur mon compte courant. |
| countercurrent n | (current flowing against another) | contre-courant nm |
| countercurrent n | figurative (movement against established opinion) (figuré) | contre-courant nm |
| current affairs npl | (news, topical events) | actualité nf |
| He knows lots about current affairs because he reads a newspaper every day. |
| Il sait beaucoup de choses sur l'actualité parce qu'il lit un journal par jour. |
| current assets npl | (cash and easily converted assets) | actifs circulants, actifs à court terme, actifs courants nmpl |
| Current assets are important to companies because they provide cash to fund day-to-day operations. |
| Les actifs circulants sont importants pour les entreprises car ils fournissent des liquidités pour financer l'exploitation au jour le jour. |
current balance,
ampere balance,
Kelvin balance n | (electricity) (Physique : instrument de mesure) | balance électrodynamique nf |
| current crop n | figurative (latest batch or selection) (figuré, familier) | fournée nf |
| The college's current crop of freshmen come from 47 states and 18 nations. |
| La dernière fournée d’étudiants de première année vient de 47 États et 18 nations différents. |
| current crop n | (most recent harvest) | dernière récolte nf |
| current density n | (electricity: amount of current) (Électricité) | densité de courant nf |
| current edition n | (latest printing of a publication) | dernière édition nf |
| Don't take that outdated guidebook with you; be sure to use the current edition. |
| Ne prends pas ce guide avec toi, il est obsolète. Utilise plutôt la dernière édition. |
| current events npl | (topical affairs) | actualité nf |
| I like to keep up with current events. |
| J'aime me tenir au courant de l'actualité. |
| current liabilities npl | (debts payable within a year) | dettes circulantes nfpl |
| passif à court terme nfpl |
| A company's total debt is the sum of its current liabilities and its long-term debt. |
| La dette totale d'une entreprise est la somme de ses dettes circulantes et de sa dette à long terme. |
| current price n | (as of the present) | prix actuel nm |
| current rate n | (present speed or pace) | rythme actuel nm |
| current ratio | (finance) (Finance) | ratio de liquidité générale, ratio du fonds de roulement nm |
| current situation n | (status quo, things as they are now) | situation actuelle nf |
| The current situation is much worse than the press is reporting. |
| La situation actuelle est bien pire que ce que la presse laisse entendre. |
| current status n | (present situation) | situation (personnelle) actuelle nf |
| My current status is "retired", but maybe I'll go back to work next year. |
| current yield | (economics) | rendement actuel nm |
| direct current n | (electrical flow in one direction) | courant continu nm |
| eddy current | (electronics) (Physique) | courant de Foucault nm |
| electric current n | (flow of electricity) | courant électrique nm |
open account,
current account n | (banking) (Banque) | compte courant nm |
| rip current n | (sea's undertow) | courant d'arrachement, courant de baïne nm |
| If you are caught in a rip current, swim across it, parallel to the shore. |
| stay current v expr | (stay informed of the latest happenings) | rester au courant, se tenir au courant loc v |
| (plus soutenu) | rester informé vi + adj |
| (plus soutenu) | se tenir informé v pron + adj |
| tidal current n | (sea's ebb and flow) | marées nfpl |
| Each port has a table of the tidal currents indicating high and low tides. |
| courant de marée nm |
