dip

tremper, plonger

Mettre quelque chose dans un liquide brièvement ou seulement en partie.

En anglais simple : To put something briefly or partly into a liquid.

• Dip the bread in the soup.
• She dipped her fingers into the water.
• He was dipping strawberries in melted chocolate.

Comment l'utiliser : dip something in/into something (Dip the brush into the paint.)

Synonymes : immerse, dunk

Expressions courantes : dip into something, dip in something, dip bread

passer en feux de croisement

Régler les phares pour qu’ils éclairent plus bas et n’éblouissent pas les autres conducteurs.

En anglais simple : To make a vehicle’s front lights shine lower so they do not hurt other drivers’ eyes.

• Please dip your headlights.
• She dipped her lights as a car approached.
• Drivers should dip their headlights on this road.

Expressions courantes : dip headlights, dip your lights

saluer du pavillon

Abaisser brièvement un drapeau en signe de respect ou pour saluer.

En anglais simple : To lower a flag briefly as a sign of respect or a greeting.

• The sailor dipped the flag.
• Ships sometimes dip their flags in greeting.
• The crew prepared to dip the ensign as the vessel passed.

Synonymes : lower

Expressions courantes : dip a flag, dip the ensign

sauce

Sauce épaisse dans laquelle on trempe des morceaux de nourriture avant de les manger.

En anglais simple : A thick sauce that you put pieces of food into before eating them.

• Try this cheese dip.
• She served raw vegetables with a spicy dip.
• We made three different dips for the party.

Synonymes : dipping sauce

Expressions courantes : cheese dip, spicy dip, dip for something

creux

Endroit où le sol ou la route est plus bas que les alentours.

En anglais simple : A place where the ground or a road becomes lower than the area around it.

• Watch out for the dip ahead.
• Water collected in a dip in the field.
• The road has several sharp dips.

Comment l'utiliser : dip in something (There is a dip in the path near the gate.)

Synonymes : hollow, depression

Expressions courantes : dip in something, steep dip

baignade

Courte baignade, souvent pour se rafraîchir.

En anglais simple : A short swim, often to cool down or feel fresh.

• Let’s take a dip.
• A quick dip in the sea cooled us down.
• Did you enjoy your morning dip?

Comment l'utiliser : dip in something (We went for a dip in the lake.)

Synonymes : swim

Expressions courantes : take a dip, quick dip, dip in something

actif en baisse

Placement dont le prix a baissé, acheté par certains dans l’espoir d’une remontée.

En anglais simple : An investment whose price has fallen, which some people buy because they expect it to rise again.

• Some investors always buy the dip.
• She bought the dip, expecting prices to recover.
• Buying every dip can be risky.

Expressions courantes : buy the dip, buy every dip