deck

pont

Plancher d’un bateau, surtout sa partie extérieure à ciel ouvert.

En anglais simple : A floor on a ship or boat, especially the open area outside.

• We stood on deck and watched the sea.
• The sailors cleaned the wooden deck.
• Passengers gathered on the upper deck.

Expressions courantes : on deck, upper deck, deck of something

jeu de cartes

Ensemble complet de cartes servant à jouer.

En anglais simple : A complete set of cards used for playing games.

• I bought a new deck of cards.
• Shuffle the deck before we play.
• Two jokers were missing from the deck.

Synonymes : pack

Expressions courantes : deck of cards, shuffle the deck

terrasse

Surface extérieure plate attenante à un bâtiment, où l’on peut s’asseoir ou admirer la vue.

En anglais simple : A flat outdoor area attached to a building, where people can sit or enjoy the view.

• We ate lunch on the deck.
• They built a wooden deck behind the house.
• The observation deck offers views across the city.

Synonymes : terrace

Expressions courantes : wooden deck, observation deck, on the deck

étage, niveau

Étage ou surface d’un véhicule ou d’une structure, comparable au pont d’un bateau.

En anglais simple : A floor or level of a vehicle or structure, similar to a ship’s floor.

• We sat on the bus’s top deck.
• The lower deck has space for bags.
• Cars filled both decks of the parking structure.

Synonymes : level, floor

Expressions courantes : top deck, upper deck, lower deck

pont

Niveau intérieur d’un bateau, avec l’espace compris entre son plancher et celui du dessus.

En anglais simple : A level inside a ship, including the space between one floor and the next.

• The crew slept on the lower deck.
• Guns filled the ship’s gun deck.
• This deck contains cabins for forty passengers.

Synonymes : level

Expressions courantes : gun deck, lower deck

tablier

Partie plate d’un pont sur laquelle passent les personnes ou les véhicules.

En anglais simple : The flat part of a bridge that carries people or vehicles.

• The bridge deck needs repairs.
• Engineers inspected the concrete deck.
• Traffic stopped while workers replaced part of the deck.

Synonymes : roadway

Expressions courantes : bridge deck, concrete deck

mettre à terre

Frapper quelqu’un assez fort pour le faire tomber au sol.

En anglais simple : To hit someone hard enough to make them fall to the ground.

• He threatened to deck me.
• She decked the attacker with one punch.
• The boxer was decked in the first round.

Synonymes : knock down, floor

Expressions courantes : deck someone, threaten to deck

décorer, parer

Décorer quelque chose ou habiller quelqu’un de beaux vêtements, souvent pour une occasion spéciale.

En anglais simple : To decorate something or dress someone in attractive clothes, often for a special occasion.

• They decked the hall with flowers.
• She decked herself out in bright clothes.
• We decked out the room for the party.

Comment l'utiliser : deck something with something (They decked the doorway with ribbons.); deck someone/something out in something (He decked himself out in a gold jacket.)

Synonymes : decorate, adorn

Expressions courantes : deck out something, deck with something