crest

crête, sommet

Partie la plus élevée d’une colline ou d’une vague.

En anglais simple : The highest part of a hill or wave.

• We stood on the crest of the hill.
• White foam covered the wave’s crest.
• The riders disappeared over the crest.

Comment l'utiliser : the crest of something (We reached the crest of the hill.)

Synonymes : top, peak, ridge

Contraires : base

Expressions courantes : crest of something, wave crest, hill crest

écusson, emblème

Dessin particulier servant à représenter une famille, une école ou un autre groupe.

En anglais simple : A special design used as a sign of a family, school, or other group.

• The badge shows our school crest.
• Their family crest appears above the castle door.
• Each team wore a different crest on its shirt.

Synonymes : emblem, badge

Expressions courantes : family crest, school crest, club crest

crête, huppe

Touffe de plumes ou de poils, ou partie charnue dressée sur la tête d’un animal.

En anglais simple : A raised group of feathers, hair, or flesh on an animal's head.

• The bird has a yellow crest.
• Its crest rose when we approached.
• Male birds displayed their bright crests to attract females.

Synonymes : tuft, comb

Expressions courantes : raised crest, feather crest, bird crest

atteindre le sommet, franchir la crête

Atteindre ou franchir la partie la plus haute d’une colline ou d’une vague.

En anglais simple : To reach or pass over the highest part of a hill or wave.

• We crest the hill before noon.
• The hikers crested the ridge and saw the lake.
• Our boat was cresting a wave when the engine stopped.

Synonymes : reach the top of, top

Expressions courantes : crest a hill, crest the ridge, crest a wave

atteindre son niveau maximal

Pour une eau qui monte, atteindre son niveau le plus haut avant de redescendre.

En anglais simple : If rising water does this, it reaches its highest level before falling.

• The river will crest tonight.
• Floodwaters crested just below the bridge.
• Officials expect the river to crest at five meters.

Comment l'utiliser : crest at + measurement (The river crested at six meters.)

Synonymes : peak

Expressions courantes : crest at noon, crest above something, crest overnight