black out

s’évanouir, perdre connaissance

Perdre soudain connaissance et ne plus percevoir ce qui se passe autour de soi.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become unconscious and stop knowing what is happening around you.

• I felt dizzy and blacked out.
• She blacked out in the heat.
• Did he black out after hitting his head?

Synonymes : pass out, lose consciousness, faint

Contraires : come round

Expressions courantes : black out suddenly, black out briefly

coupure de courant, panne d’électricité

Interruption de l’alimentation en électricité dans une zone.

En anglais simple : A time when the electricity supply stops working in an area.

• A black out stopped the lifts.
• We used candles during the black out.
• The storm caused black outs across the region.

Synonymes : power cut, power outage, blackout

Expressions courantes : a black out, citywide black out

caviarder, noircir

Recouvrir des mots écrits de marques noires pour les rendre illisibles.

En anglais simple : To cover written words with dark marks so they cannot be read.

• Black out your name.
• They blacked out several lines in the report.
• Can you black the address out before posting the photo?

Comment l'utiliser : black out something / black something out (Please black out your address before sharing the letter.)

Synonymes : redact, cover up

Expressions courantes : black out something, black out names

plonger dans le noir

Devenir complètement sombre parce que les lumières sont éteintes.

En anglais simple : For a place to become completely dark because its lights are off.

• The town blacked out at dusk.
• The whole district blacked out when the power failed.
• Coastal villages blacked out to hide from enemy planes.

Synonymes : go dark

Contraires : light up

Expressions courantes : black out completely, black out overnight