damage

dégâts, dommage

Atteinte qui rend quelque chose moins sain, moins utile, moins précieux ou moins complet.

En anglais simple : Harm that makes something less healthy, useful, valuable, or complete.

• The storm caused serious damage.
• There was little damage to the car.
• Can we repair the damage to the roof?

Comment l'utiliser : damage to something (The fire caused damage to several buildings.)

Synonymes : harm, injury

Expressions courantes : cause damage, serious damage, damage to something

dommages-intérêts

Somme qu’un tribunal ordonne de verser pour réparer un tort causé.

En anglais simple : Money a court orders someone to pay for harm they caused.

• The court awarded her damages.
• He sued the company for damages after the accident.
• They agreed to pay damages to the injured driver.

Comment l'utiliser : damages for something (She claimed damages for the loss of her belongings.); pay damages to someone (The company paid damages to its former employee.)

Synonymes : compensation

Expressions courantes : damage award, damage claim

addition, note

Somme d’argent à payer pour quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The amount of money you must pay for something.

• What’s the damage for lunch?
• The damage came to eighty pounds.
• After the repairs, he asked, “What’s the damage?”

Synonymes : cost, bill

Expressions courantes : what’s the damage, total damage

endommager, abîmer

Abîmer quelque chose et diminuer son bon état, son utilité ou sa valeur.

En anglais simple : To harm something so that it becomes less healthy, useful, or valuable.

• The water damaged my phone.
• Smoking can damage your health.
• Did the storm damage the roof?

Synonymes : harm, hurt, impair

Contraires : repair

Expressions courantes : damage something, damage health, damage a reputation, damage property

retirer du stock

Retirer du stock les produits cassés ou invendables et les enregistrer pour leur traitement ultérieur.

En anglais simple : To remove broken or unsellable goods from shop stock and record them for further handling.

• Please damage these broken mugs.
• The assistant damaged the returned items before closing.
• Have you damaged the spoiled stock yet?

Synonymes : write off

Expressions courantes : damage returned items, damage something out