ding

tintement

Son bref, clair et aigu, semblable à celui d’une petite cloche.

En anglais simple : A short, clear, high sound like a small bell ringing.

• We heard a ding.
• The elevator announced its arrival with a ding.
• A little ding tells you the food is ready.

Synonymes : chime

Expressions courantes : loud ding, ding of something, little ding

petite bosse

Petite déformation d’une surface provoquée par un choc.

En anglais simple : A small damaged spot on a surface, caused by a hit.

• The door has a small ding.
• I found two dings on my bicycle.
• Can you repair this ding in the bumper?

Comment l'utiliser : a ding in something (There is a ding in the car door.)

Synonymes : dent, chip

Expressions courantes : small ding, ding in something, door ding

refus

Refus d’accepter quelqu’un, notamment pour un emploi ou une place dans un établissement scolaire.

En anglais simple : A refusal to accept someone, especially for a job or a place at a school.

• I got a ding from that college.
• Another ding arrived after my job interview.
• She received three dings before a school accepted her.

Synonymes : rejection, refusal

Contraires : acceptance

Expressions courantes : ding letter, get a ding, another ding

viande en dés

Viande coupée en petits morceaux, utilisée dans certains plats chinois servis aux États-Unis.

En anglais simple : Meat cut into small pieces, used in some Chinese dishes served in America.

• We ordered chicken ding.
• The shrimp ding came with rice.
• This restaurant serves almond chicken ding with vegetables.

Expressions courantes : chicken ding, shrimp ding, almond chicken ding

pénaliser

Retirer des points ou faire payer une amende à cause d’une erreur ou d’une règle.

En anglais simple : To take away points or charge someone money because of a mistake or a rule.

• They dinged me five dollars.
• The teacher dinged him for poor spelling.
• Will the bank ding us again for paying late?

Comment l'utiliser : ding someone for something (The bank dinged me for a late payment.); ding someone an amount (The referee dinged us two points.)

Synonymes : penalize

Expressions courantes : ding someone for something, ding someone points

refuser, licencier

Refuser une personne ou lui faire perdre son emploi.

En anglais simple : To refuse to accept someone or to make them leave their job.

• The college dinged my application.
• His employer dinged him after repeated mistakes.
• Two schools dinged her, but the third offered her a place.

Synonymes : reject, turn down, fire

Contraires : accept, hire

Expressions courantes : ding an applicant, ding someone

frapper

Donner un coup à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something.

• He dinged the metal with a hammer.
• A falling stone dinged him on the head.
• She raised her stick to ding the wooden post.

Synonymes : hit, strike

Expressions courantes : ding someone, ding something hard

jeter, projeter

Lancer quelque chose avec beaucoup de force.

En anglais simple : To throw something with great force.

• He dinged the stone to the ground.
• She dinged the cup against the wall in anger.
• The boy threatened to ding the rock into the river.

Comment l'utiliser : ding something against something (He dinged the stone against the wall.)

Synonymes : hurl, fling

Expressions courantes : ding something down, ding something against something