synchronise

A verb meaning to cause things to occur at the same time or rate, or to match data or operations between systems.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant faire se produire des événements en même temps ou à la même vitesse, ou aligner des données ou des opérations entre systèmes.

1. Happen at the same time B2 formal

   To occur simultaneously or in unison.

   • The dancers' movements synchronised perfectly with the music.
   • The two events synchronised, causing a massive traffic jam.
   • Their heartbeats seemed to synchronise as they held hands.

   🇫🇷se produire simultanément

   Synonymes: co-occurcoincideconcur

   Antonymes: desynchronise

2. Match sound and action B2 formal

   To make the sound of a motion picture exactly simultaneous with the visual action.

   • The editor worked hard to synchronise the dialogue with the actors' lip movements.
   • In the final cut, the sound effects were synchronised with the explosions.
   • The film was poorly synchronised, with the audio lagging behind the video.

   🇫🇷synchroniser

   Synonymes: aligncoordinatematchsync

3. Arrange events to co-occur B2 formal

   To arrange or represent events so that they happen at the same time.

   • The historian tried to synchronise the timelines of the two ancient civilizations.
   • We need to synchronise our schedules to find a common meeting time.
   • The project managers synchronised the launch dates of the two products.

   🇫🇷Synchroniser (des événements)

   Synonymes: aligncoordinatecorrelateharmonizemeshorchestratescheduletime

   Antonymes: desynchroniseoffsetstagger

4. Operate simultaneously B2 formal

   To cause multiple systems or devices to operate at the same time or rate.

   • The computers synchronise their clocks every hour.
   • The drones synchronised their flight paths for the aerial show.
   • The factory robots synchronise their movements to avoid collisions.

   🇫🇷Synchroniser

   Synonymes: alignclockcoordinateharmonizematchmesh

5. Set to the same time B2 formal

   To cause clocks or devices to indicate the same time or rate.

   • Please synchronise your watches before the mission begins.
   • The network automatically synchronises the time on all connected devices.
   • We need to synchronise the timers for the experiment to be accurate.

   🇫🇷synchroniser

   Synonymes: aligncalibratecoordinateharmonizematchsync

6. Adjust in time or manner B2 formal

   To make something synchronous and adjust it in time or manner to match another.

   • The software synchronises the data between your phone and the cloud.
   • The conductor synchronised the orchestra's tempo with the soloist.
   • The team synchronised their efforts to complete the project on time.

   🇫🇷Synchroniser (ajuster dans le temps ou la manière)

   Synonymes: alignattunecoordinateharmonizematchregulatetime

   Antonymes: desynchronisemisalignoffset

• synchronised past participle
• synchronised past simple
• synchronising present participle
• synchronises third person singular