commute

• Nom désignant le trajet régulier, généralement d'une certaine distance, qu'une personne effectue pour se rendre de son domicile à son lieu de travail et en revenir.

A noun referring to a regular journey, typically of some distance, that a person makes to and from their place of work.

1. Regular journey to workB1formal

   A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work.

   Trajet domicile-travail

   • Her daily commute takes about an hour by train.
   • The long commute was exhausting, so he decided to move closer to the office.
   • Many people use their commute time to read or listen to podcasts.

   Synonymesdrivejourneyridetraveltrip

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire les déplacements réguliers entre le domicile et le lieu de travail ou d'études, ainsi que pour la commutation d'une peine judiciaire en une peine plus clémente.

A verb used to describe the act of traveling regularly between one's home and place of work or study, or to reduce a judicial sentence.

1. Travel regularlyB1formal

   To travel back and forth regularly, especially between one's home and place of work.

   faire la navette

   • She commutes to the city center every day by train.
   • He commutes from the suburbs to his office downtown.
   • Many people commute long distances for work.

   Synonymesdriverideshuttletravel

2. Reduce a penaltyB2formal

   To exchange a punishment or penalty for a less severe one.

   Commuté une peine

   • The governor commuted the prisoner's sentence to life imprisonment.
   • The judge commuted the fine to community service.
   • His death sentence was commuted to a prison term.

   Synonymeslessenmitigatereduceremitshorten

3. Exchange or substituteC1formal

   To exchange or replace one thing with another, usually of the same kind or category.

   Échanger, substituer

   • The company commuted the old equipment for new models.
   • They commuted their shares for cash.
   • The contract allows you to commute the payment into installments.

   Synonymesbarterchangeexchangereplacesubstituteswaptrade

   Antonymeskeepretain

4. Change order or arrangementC1formal

   To change the order or arrangement of something.

   permuter

   • The mathematician commuted the terms in the equation.
   • You can commute the elements of the set without affecting the result.
   • The algorithm commutes the values in the array.

   Synonymesinterchangepermuterearrangereorderswaptranspose

5. Exchange positions without value changeC2formal

   To exchange positions or roles without altering the overall value or outcome.

   commuter (échanger sans changer la valeur)

   • In this operation, the two variables commute without changing the result.
   • The properties of the system commute under certain conditions.
   • These matrices do not commute, meaning the order matters.