French Conversation · Level 122
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French word
concurremment
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃kyʁamɑ̃/
Meaning
- adverbin parallel
Example
Ils travaillent concurremment sur deux projets.
They are working in parallel on two projects.
More examples
Je cuisine et je lave la vaisselle concurremment.
I cook and wash the dishes concurrently.
Core concept
Separate lines of activity overlap in time and proceed in parallel.
Similar words
en même temps: Indicating that two or more things occur during the same period.
simultanément: Indicating that actions occur at the same moment or during the same time frame.
parallèlement: Indicating that separate activities continue alongside each other over the same period.
à la fois: Indicating that two or more things happen at once.
Definition in French
Exprime que plusieurs événements se déroulent simultanément.
Word origin
The form traces back to Latin concurrere, "to run together," through the French adjective concurrent, whose -ent ending takes the adverbial form -emment.
Usage tips
- French concurrent often means competing or rival, while concurremment is an adverb meaning that actions happen at the same time.
Other meanings
- concurrentlyadverb
Opposites
- séparémentseparatelyadverb
- successivementsuccessivelyadverb
Related words
- concurrencecompetitionnoun
- concurrentcompetitornoun
- concurrentielcompetitiveadjective