barrow

brouette, charrette à bras

Petit véhicule que l’on pousse ou tire à la main pour transporter des objets.

En anglais simple : A small vehicle that you push or pull by hand to carry things.

• He pushed the barrow across the garden.
• She sold apples from a barrow.
• The workers loaded two barrows with soil.

Synonymes : handcart, cart

Expressions courantes : push a barrow, market barrow, loaded barrow

tumulus

Butte de terre et de pierres construite au-dessus d’une tombe ancienne ou d’un groupe de tombes.

En anglais simple : A pile of earth and stones built over an ancient grave or group of graves.

• An ancient barrow stood in the field.
• Archaeologists found bones beneath the barrow.
• These barrows were built thousands of years ago.

Synonymes : burial mound, tumulus

Expressions courantes : burial barrow, ancient barrow, round barrow

colline

Petite élévation du terrain.

En anglais simple : A small hill.

• A grassy barrow rose above the village.
• They climbed the barrow before sunset.
• She could see two barrows across the valley.

Synonymes : hill

Expressions courantes : grassy barrow, high barrow

panier à sel

Panier fait de tiges entrelacées, utilisé pour laisser s’écouler l’eau du sel.

En anglais simple : A basket made from woven sticks, used to let water drain out of salt.

• The wet salt was placed in a barrow.
• Water drained through the sides of the barrow.
• The salt makers filled several barrows that morning.

Expressions courantes : salt barrow, wicker barrow