dash

tiret

Trait horizontal utilisé à l’écrit pour séparer des mots, des parties de phrases ou des nombres.

En anglais simple : A horizontal line used in writing to separate words, parts of sentences, or numbers.

• Put a dash before the last phrase.
• She used two dashes to mark a break in the sentence.
• Is that a dash or a hyphen?

Expressions courantes : em dash, en dash, insert a dash

sprint, course rapide

Course rapide sur une courte distance, parfois dans une compétition.

En anglais simple : A short, fast run, sometimes as a race.

• We made a dash for the door.
• She won the hundred metre dash.
• His sudden dash across the road startled the drivers.

Comment l'utiliser : a dash for something (We made a dash for the bus.); a dash to something (It was a short dash to the shelter.)

Synonymes : sprint, rush

Expressions courantes : make a dash, hundred metre dash, dash for freedom

pincée, trait

Très petite quantité de quelque chose ajoutée à un aliment ou à une boisson.

En anglais simple : A very small amount of something added to food or drink.

• Add a dash of salt.
• I like a dash of milk in my tea.
• She stirred a few dashes of hot sauce into the soup.

Comment l'utiliser : a dash of something (Add a dash of lemon juice to the sauce.)

Synonymes : drop, splash, touch

Expressions courantes : dash of salt, dash of milk, dash of pepper

tableau de bord

Panneau devant le conducteur où se trouvent les commandes et les indicateurs de la voiture.

En anglais simple : The panel in front of a driver that holds the car’s controls and displays.

• My keys are on the dash.
• A warning light appeared on the dash.
• He wiped dust from the car’s dash.

Synonymes : dashboard, instrument panel

Expressions courantes : car dash, on the dash, dash lights

touche, soupçon

Petite part d’une qualité particulière qui se mêle à d’autres qualités.

En anglais simple : A small amount of a particular quality mixed with other qualities.

• Her speech had a dash of humour.
• The scarf adds a dash of colour.
• He brings a dash of charm to every meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : a dash of something (The story combines adventure with a dash of romance.)

Synonymes : touch, hint, trace

Expressions courantes : dash of humour, dash of charm, dash of colour

panache, allant

Énergie pleine de vie et d’assurance qui attire l’attention ou l’admiration.

En anglais simple : Lively, confident energy that attracts attention or admiration.

• The young officer was full of dash.
• She rode with dash and confidence.
• His youthful dash impressed the guests.

Synonymes : flair, spirit, verve, panache

Expressions courantes : full of dash, youthful dash, dash and spirit

se précipiter, courir

Courir ou se déplacer très vite, généralement sur une courte distance.

En anglais simple : To run or move quickly, usually over a short distance.

• She dashed to the door.
• We dashed across the street before the lights changed.
• The children are dashing around the garden.

Comment l'utiliser : dash to/into/out of somewhere (She dashed into the kitchen to answer the phone.); dash across something (He dashed across the road to catch the bus.)

Synonymes : rush, sprint, race

Expressions courantes : dash across something, dash to something, dash off, dash past someone

anéantir, briser

Détruire les espoirs, les projets ou les chances de réussite de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To destroy someone’s hopes, plans, or chances of success.

• The news dashed our hopes.
• Rain dashed their plans for a picnic.
• His dreams of playing professionally were dashed by injury.

Comment l'utiliser : dash someone’s hopes of doing something (The injury dashed her hopes of winning the race.)

Synonymes : ruin, destroy, shatter

Expressions courantes : dash someone’s hopes, dash someone’s dreams, dash someone’s expectations