convoy

convoi

Ensemble de véhicules ou de navires voyageant ensemble, souvent sous la protection de gardes.

En anglais simple : A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with guards to keep them safe.

• A convoy entered the city.
• Soldiers escorted the aid convoy through the mountains.
• The ships travelled in convoy across the ocean.

Comment l'utiliser : a convoy of vehicles/ships (A convoy of trucks carried food to the town.); in convoy (The ships sailed in convoy for protection.)

Expressions courantes : military convoy, aid convoy, convoy of trucks

escorter, convoyer

Accompagner des véhicules ou des navires pendant leur trajet pour les protéger.

En anglais simple : To travel with vehicles or ships to protect them.

• Warships convoyed the supply ships.
• Soldiers will convoy the trucks through the border region.
• The navy convoyed merchant vessels safely across the sea.

Synonymes : escort

Expressions courantes : convoy merchant ships, convoy supply trucks, convoy something safely