doom

perte, ruine

Mort, destruction ou autre fin terrible qui attend quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Death, destruction, or another terrible end that someone or something faces.

• They feared their coming doom.
• The village faced certain doom as the fire approached.
• A sense of doom spread through the crowd.

Synonymes : destruction, death

Expressions courantes : meet your doom, certain doom, sense of doom, fall to your doom

condamner

Décider officiellement qu’une personne doit subir une peine, notamment la mort.

En anglais simple : To officially decide that someone must suffer a punishment, especially death.

• The court doomed him to death.
• The prisoners were doomed to years of hard labor.
• A harsh judge could doom a thief to death.

Comment l'utiliser : doom someone to something (The judge doomed the prisoner to death.)

Synonymes : condemn, sentence

Expressions courantes : doom someone to death, doom a prisoner