Later vs See you

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Later

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 adverb

See you

Bloc à haute fréquence

	Later	See you
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈleɪtə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈleɪtər/"]/	🇬🇧 //siː juː// 🇺🇸 //si ju//
Sens	After a time or at a future time.	I will meet you again later.
Exemple	I will call you later when I finish my work.	I have to go now, but I'll see you later!
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Bloc à haute fréquence
Niveau CEFR	A1	-
Nature grammaticale	adverb
Collocations	see you later, later than expected, talk about it later	see you later, see you soon, see you next time
Antonymes	sooner, earlier	Goodbye, Farewell, Take care
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'latter' - 'later' refers to time, while 'latter' refers to the second of two items., Misused in phrases where 'after' would be more appropriate., Misspelled as 'latter' when referring to time.	Saying 'see you tomorrow' when it's not clear you'll meet again., Using it in a formal email or letter., Confused with 'goodbye' which is more final.
Notes d'usage	Used in both spoken and written English to indicate a time in the future. It is appropriate for casual conversations but can also be used in more formal contexts.	Used when parting; appropriate in most situations. Can be too casual for formal settings.

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Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

There's a lady to see you, Mr. Poirot.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Nice to see you, too, Howard.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

There's a lady to see you, Mr. Poirot.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Nice to see you, too, Howard.

See you

Questions fréquentes : Later vs See you

Quelle est la différence entre Later et See you ?

Later: After a time or at a future time. See you: I will meet you again later.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Later: I will call you later when I finish my work. See you: I have to go now, but I'll see you later!

Puis-je utiliser Later et See you de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Later et See you sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.