dunk

tremper, plonger

Mettre quelque chose dans un liquide pendant un court moment.

En anglais simple : To put something into a liquid for a short time.

• Dunk the bread in the soup.
• She dunked her head in cold water.
• Do you like dunking biscuits in tea?

Comment l'utiliser : dunk something in something (He dunked his biscuit in his tea.)

Synonymes : dip, immerse

Expressions courantes : dunk a biscuit, dunk in water

dunker

Sauter et pousser le ballon de basket dans le panier par le haut, souvent en tenant l’arceau.

En anglais simple : To jump up and push a basketball down through the basket, often holding its metal edge.

• He jumped and dunked the ball.
• Can she dunk with one hand?
• The crowd cheered as both players dunked during practice.

Synonymes : slam dunk

Expressions courantes : dunk the ball, dunk over someone

se moquer de, ridiculiser

Se moquer de quelqu’un ou le critiquer durement en public, surtout sur internet.

En anglais simple : To publicly make fun of someone or criticize them harshly, especially online.

• Everyone dunked on his latest post.
• It's easy to dunk on strangers online.
• Why are you dunking on her harmless joke?

Comment l'utiliser : dunk on someone/something (People dunked on him for that silly post.)

Synonymes : mock, ridicule

Expressions courantes : dunk on someone, dunk on something

poser sans soin

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose quelque part sans faire très attention.

En anglais simple : To put someone or something somewhere without much care.

• He dunked the bag on the floor.
• She dunked the children in front of the television.
• Don't just dunk the baby in a chair.

Comment l'utiliser : dunk someone/something in/on somewhere (He dunked his bag on the sofa.)

Synonymes : plonk, dump

Expressions courantes : dunk someone down, dunk something down

dunk, trempage

Action de tremper brièvement quelque chose ; surtout, geste de pousser un ballon de basket dans le panier par le haut.

En anglais simple : An action of briefly putting something into liquid, or especially pushing a basketball down through the basket.

• His dunk won the game.
• She gave the biscuit a quick dunk in her tea.
• The crowd cheered after three spectacular dunks.

Synonymes : slam dunk, dip

Expressions courantes : slam dunk, quick dunk