bathe

se baigner

Se laver le corps avec de l’eau, surtout dans une baignoire.

En anglais simple : To wash your body in water, especially in a bath.

• I bathe before bed.
• She bathed in warm water after work.
• Do you prefer to bathe in the morning?

Synonymes : wash, take a bath

Expressions courantes : bathe in water, bathe every day, bathe before bed

baigner, envelopper

Couvrir ou entourer quelqu’un ou quelque chose, notamment de lumière.

En anglais simple : To cover or surround someone or something, especially with light.

• Sunlight bathed the garden.
• The room was bathed in golden light.
• Moonlight bathed her face as she looked outside.

Comment l'utiliser : be bathed in something (The valley was bathed in morning sunlight.)

Synonymes : cover, envelop

Expressions courantes : bathe in light, bathe in sunlight, bathe in moonlight

laver, baigner

Mouiller ou laver doucement une partie du corps ou une surface avec de l’eau ou un autre liquide.

En anglais simple : To gently put water or another liquid on part of the body or another surface.

• Bathe the cut with clean water.
• She bathed his forehead with a damp cloth.
• He gently bathed his sore eyes.

Comment l'utiliser : bathe something with something (She bathed the wound with water.)

Synonymes : wash, rinse

Expressions courantes : bathe a wound, bathe the eyes, bathe with water

baignade

Court moment passé à nager ou à se laver dans la mer, un lac ou une rivière.

En anglais simple : A short time spent swimming or washing in a sea, lake, or river.

• We had a bathe in the lake.
• A quick bathe helped us cool down.
• She enjoyed her morning bathe in the sea.

Synonymes : swim, dip

Expressions courantes : have a bathe, morning bathe, quick bathe