bash

frapper, cogner

Donner des coups violents à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose, souvent à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something hard, often repeatedly.

• He bashed the door with his fist.
• Someone bashed her over the head.
• They were bashing the fence with sticks.

Comment l'utiliser : bash someone/something with something (He bashed the lock with a hammer.)

Synonymes : hit, beat, strike

Expressions courantes : bash someone, bash a door, bash someone's head

descendre, critiquer durement

Parler ou écrire de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose en le critiquant très durement.

En anglais simple : To speak or write about someone or something in a very negative way.

• Don't bash my idea before hearing it.
• The newspapers bashed the new policy.
• People keep bashing her online.

Synonymes : criticize, attack, slam

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : bash an idea, bash the government, bash someone online, bash someone's ideas

se cogner, heurter

Heurter quelque chose avec force en se déplaçant, souvent par accident.

En anglais simple : To hit something by moving into it with force, often accidentally.

• I bashed my knee against the table.
• The two boats bashed together.
• He wasn't looking and bashed into a wall.

Comment l'utiliser : bash into something (I bashed into the table in the dark.); bash something against something (She bashed her knee against the door.)

Synonymes : bump, crash, collide

Expressions courantes : bash into something, bash against something, bash together

fête, fiesta

Grande fête ou célébration très animée.

En anglais simple : A large, lively party or celebration.

• We're having a birthday bash.
• They invited everyone to their anniversary bash.
• Did you enjoy the big bash last night?

Synonymes : party, celebration

Expressions courantes : birthday bash, big bash, throw a bash

coup

Coup donné avec force à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A hard hit against someone or something.

• I gave the door a bash.
• She got a bash on the head.
• The fall gave my elbow a nasty bash.

Comment l'utiliser : a bash on something (He got a bash on the nose.)

Synonymes : blow, hit

Expressions courantes : a hard bash, a bash on

essai, tentative

Tentative de faire quelque chose, surtout quelque chose de nouveau.

En anglais simple : An attempt to do something, especially something new.

• Give it a bash!
• I had a bash at painting the fence.
• She gave the puzzle a bash but soon stopped.

Comment l'utiliser : have a bash at doing something (I had a bash at making bread.)

Synonymes : try, attempt, go

Expressions courantes : have a bash, give something a bash

agression

Attaque violente contre une personne.

En anglais simple : A violent attack on a person.

• The gang planned a bash on a stranger.
• Police investigated the brutal bash outside the club.
• He suffered serious injuries in the bash.

Synonymes : attack, assault

Expressions courantes : violent bash, a brutal bash