cascade

cascade, succession

Grande quantité de choses qui tombent, pendent vers le bas ou se produisent les unes après les autres.

En anglais simple : A large amount of something falling, hanging down, or happening one after another.

• Her hair fell in a cascade of curls.
• The announcement brought a cascade of questions.
• A cascade of flowers hung from the balcony.

Comment l'utiliser : cascade of something (The mistake caused a cascade of problems.)

Synonymes : stream, flow, succession

Expressions courantes : cascade of something, beautiful cascade

cascade

Eau qui tombe d’une forte hauteur ou descend plusieurs petites chutes successives.

En anglais simple : Water falling over a steep drop or down several small drops.

• We sat beside a small cascade.
• The river forms several cascades below the bridge.
• Water rushed over the rocks in a noisy cascade.

Synonymes : waterfall

Expressions courantes : small cascade, rocky cascade

couler, déferler

Tomber ou couler vers le bas en grande quantité, comme l’eau d’une cascade.

En anglais simple : To fall or flow down in a large amount, like water over a steep drop.

• Water cascades down the rocks.
• Her hair cascaded over her shoulders.
• Rainwater was cascading down the steps.

Comment l'utiliser : cascade down something (Water cascaded down the hillside.); cascade over something (Her curls cascaded over her shoulders.)

Synonymes : pour, flow, tumble

Expressions courantes : cascade down something, cascade over something

se propager, s’enchaîner

Se produire en une série d’événements où chacun entraîne le suivant.

En anglais simple : To happen in a series in which one event causes the next.

• Failures can cascade through the network.
• One error cascaded into several larger problems.
• The effects of the closure are still cascading through the economy.

Comment l'utiliser : cascade through something (The disruption cascaded through the entire transport system.); cascade into something (The delay cascaded into a series of missed deliveries.)

Expressions courantes : cascade through something, failures cascade

transmettre, diffuser

Faire passer des informations ou des compétences de personne en personne pour les transmettre à d’autres.

En anglais simple : To pass information or skills through a series of people so that others receive them.

• Managers cascade updates to their teams.
• She cascaded her new skills to the other teachers.
• The safety message will cascade through every department.

Comment l'utiliser : cascade something to someone (The director cascaded the information to all managers.)

Synonymes : pass on, relay

Expressions courantes : cascade information, cascade to someone