dock

quai

Installation où les bateaux s’arrêtent ou où l’on charge et décharge les marchandises des véhicules.

En anglais simple : A structure where boats stop or vehicles load and unload goods.

• The boat is at the dock.
• Workers unloaded boxes at the loading dock.
• Several fishing boats were tied to the docks.

Expressions courantes : loading dock, wooden dock, at the dock

banc des accusés

Place au tribunal où la personne accusée d’un crime se tient assise ou debout.

En anglais simple : The area in a court where the person accused of a crime sits or stands.

• The defendant stood in the dock.
• She looked towards the dock as the verdict was read.
• Two men sat in the dock during the trial.

Expressions courantes : in the dock, prisoner in the dock, leave the dock

comptoir

Petit espace d’un hôtel ou d’un restaurant où l’on sert des boissons ou de la nourriture.

En anglais simple : A small area in a hotel or restaurant where drinks or food are served.

• Coffee is available at the coffee dock.
• The hotel has a small breakfast dock beside reception.
• Guests gathered at the coffee dock after dinner.

Synonymes : counter, service area

Expressions courantes : coffee dock, breakfast dock

accoster

Pour un bateau ou un véhicule, rejoindre un endroit où il peut s’arrêter et s’y fixer.

En anglais simple : If a boat or vehicle does this, it reaches and connects to a place where it can stop.

• The ship will dock soon.
• We docked at the small harbour before sunset.
• Can you dock the boat here?

Comment l'utiliser : dock at something (The ferry docks at the island every morning.)

Synonymes : moor, berth

Expressions courantes : dock at something, dock a boat

retenir, déduire

Retirer une somme de l’argent qui serait normalement versé à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To take money away from what someone would normally be paid.

• They docked my pay.
• The company docks wages for missed shifts.
• Will they dock me a whole day’s pay?

Comment l'utiliser : dock someone an amount (The boss docked him twenty pounds.); dock something for something (They docked her pay for arriving late.)

Synonymes : reduce, deduct

Expressions courantes : dock pay, dock someone something, dock wages, dock someone for something

connecter, s’arrimer

Relier deux appareils ou véhicules pour qu’ils fonctionnent ensemble ou transfèrent des choses entre eux.

En anglais simple : To join two devices or vehicles so they can work together or transfer things.

• Dock the laptop before starting work.
• The spacecraft docked with the station overnight.
• These devices dock using a single cable.

Comment l'utiliser : dock with something (The capsule docked with the space station.); dock something to something (She docked her laptop to the base unit.)

Synonymes : connect, join

Contraires : disconnect, undock

Expressions courantes : dock with something, dock a laptop, dock to something