dory

saint-pierre

Poisson de mer aux grands yeux et au corps large et plat, souvent argenté.

En anglais simple : A sea fish with large eyes and a wide, flat body, often silver in colour.

• We had grilled dory for dinner.
• The fisherman caught a dory near the coast.
• The restaurant serves dory fillets with lemon.

Expressions courantes : john dory, grilled dory, dory fillet

doris

Petit bateau de pêche à fond plat et aux extrémités étroites.

En anglais simple : A small fishing boat with a flat bottom and narrow ends.

• He rowed the dory to shore.
• Two fishermen loaded their nets into a wooden dory.
• Several dories were tied beside the larger boat.

Expressions courantes : wooden dory, fishing dory, row a dory

dory, lance

Longue lance en bois à pointes métalliques aux deux extrémités, utilisée par les soldats de la Grèce antique.

En anglais simple : A long wooden spear with a metal point at each end, used by ancient Greek soldiers.

• The soldier carried a dory and a shield.
• An iron blade formed the tip of the dory.
• The museum displays reconstructed dories beside ancient armour.

Synonymes : spear, pike

Expressions courantes : greek dory, dory spear, carry a dory