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LES MOTS POUR PARLER DES AVANTAGES ET DES INCONVÉNIENTS D'UN PRODUIT, D'UNE MÉTHODE, D'UNE TECHNIQUE, ETC. 1 - ADVANTAGE / AVANTAGE, SUPÉRIORITÉ
The advantage of the latter
approach lies in the fact that…
The machine’s greatest
advantage is its interactive user interface
The main advantage of laptops
over desktop PCs is their portability
An additional advantage is the
ability to select different types of contacts
Speed is not the only advantage
to this computer
To have an advantage mainly in…
This change will bring the user
a number of advantages L’adjectif ADVANTAGEOUS peut également servir :
One of the most advantageous
characteristics of the spring is… A la place de advantage on peut employer divers synonymes, le principal d’entre eux étant BENEFIT :
An added benefit of our new
sealed bearings is…
These bearings offer important
benefits Il y a aussi le jargonnant PLUS POINT (point positif, atout) ou tout simplement PLUS (pl pluses) :
Another major plus point of the
system is…
Other plus points are the
high-quality standards achieved and the reduced number of tools Enfin il y a ACE (atout) et TRUMP CARD (carte maîtresse) :
Versatility is the other ace of
the NeXT system
One of NeXT’s trump cards is
user-friendly access to the Unix environment 2 - DISADVANTAGE / DÉSAVANTAGE, INCONVÉNIENT
The disadvantage of the touch
screen is its passive inquiry technique
The main disadvantage of… is
degraded accuracy (var. principal
disadvantage)
The great disadvantage of wood
tiles is their susceptibility to fire
(var. big disadvantage)
The disadvantages of these
displays are that they are not always easy to read in certain lighting
conditions and their graphics possibilities are often limited to the
simpler, more conventional diagrams
There are some disadvantages to
consider and they include:… (+
énumération)
The disadvantages include:… A la place de disadvantage on peut employer divers synononymes, le principal d’entre eux étant DRAWBACK :
There is a drawback to using FM
systems as they give only textual information in the form of reports
The greatest drawback of such
programs lies not in themselves but in human nature
The drawbacks of these systems
are their size, cost and power consumption
The drawbacks include
increasing the code size, making the program harder to maintain, increasing
the likelihood of errors, and consuming more memory
For all their sophistication,
laptops suffer some drawbacks, especially in terms of display quality and
battery life
Tanning beds are not withouts
drawbacks
This approach may have hidden
drawbacks Il y a aussi INCONVENIENCE (inconvénient), surtout au pluriel :
What are the inconveniences of
mdern technology? et DOWNSIDE (inconvénient) :
There
are some downsides to using solar energy et aussi LIMITATION (limite), surtout au pluriel :
The use of computers still has
its limitations ainsi que PROBLEM (difficulté, problème) :
Although they offer their users
a host of advantages, these systems present a problem to them
System maintenance is another
problem, inasmuch as… et, plus rare, STUMBLING BLOCK (pierre d’achoppement) :
The main stumbling block until
now has been the complexity of the Unix system 3 - PRÉSENTATION Pour donner une liste des avantages d’un produit, on peut faire précéder celle-ci du titre Advantages ou Benefits Idem pour les inconvénients : Disadvantages ou Drawbacks ou encore Inconveniences Avantages et désavantages réunis dans une même formulation :
Existing methods have both
advantages and disadvantages
Advantages and Disadvantages of
CNC Machines (titre) (var.
Advantages/Disadvantages)
Advantages and Inconveniences
of Living in the Country
(titre)
The advantages
(var. benefits) of nuclear power far
outweigh the disadvantages (var. inconveniences)
Such a manual would have many
advantages and few drawbacks
Each process has its own
advantages and inconveniences
The pluses far outweigh the
minuses when it comes to wind power as an alternative energy
(var. outstrip)
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