Later vs Subsequently

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Later

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 adverb

Subsequently

Top 3000 (courant) B2 adverb

Le plus courant: Later

	Later	Subsequently
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈleɪtə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈleɪtər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/"]/
Sens	Après un moment ou à un moment futur. After a time or at a future time.	Après que quelque chose d'autre s'est passé. After something else has happened.
Exemple	I will call you later when I finish my work.	The original interview notes were subsequently lost.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 3000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	B2
Nature grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocations	see you later, later than expected, talk about it later	subsequently published, subsequently discovered, subsequently revealed
Antonymes	sooner, earlier	previously, beforehand, earlier, formerly
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.	Confused with 'consequently' which indicates a cause-effect relationship., Using 'subsequently' at the beginning of a sentence without a previous idea., Omitting it when listing steps in a process.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé à l'oral comme à l'écrit pour indiquer un moment dans le futur. Convient aux conversations informelles mais peut aussi être utilisé dans des contextes plus formels. 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.	Utilisez 'par la suite' pour relier des événements dans un contexte formel ou académique. Cela peut ne pas convenir aux conversations informelles. Use 'subsequently' to connect events in a formal or academic context. It may not fit in casual conversations.

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Three days later, your granddad was dead, but Winocki kept his word.

FORREST: Two weeks later, I left Vietnam.

Three days later, your granddad was dead, but Winocki kept his word.

FORREST: Two weeks later, I left Vietnam.

Later

Questions fréquentes : Later vs Subsequently

Quelle est la différence entre Later et Subsequently ?

Later: After a time or at a future time. Subsequently: After something else has happened.

Lequel est le plus courant : Later et Subsequently ?

Later est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Later et Subsequently ?

Subsequently est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Later et Subsequently sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Later: A1, Subsequently: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Later et Subsequently ?

Later: adverb, Subsequently: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Later: I will call you later when I finish my work. Subsequently: The original interview notes were subsequently lost.

Puis-je utiliser Later et Subsequently de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Later et Subsequently 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.