eyewitness

témoin oculaire

Personne qui a vu un crime se produire.

En anglais simple : A person who saw a crime happen.

• An eyewitness called the police.
• Two eyewitnesses described the robber’s clothes.
• Did any eyewitness see the suspect leave the building?

Comment l'utiliser : an eyewitness to something (She was an eyewitness to the robbery.)

Synonymes : witness

Expressions courantes : eyewitness to something, eyewitness account, eyewitness testimony

témoin oculaire

Personne qui a vu un événement et peut raconter ce qui s’est passé.

En anglais simple : A person who saw an event happen and can describe it.

• An eyewitness described the accident.
• The report included accounts from several eyewitnesses.
• As an eyewitness to the fire, she knew where it started.

Comment l'utiliser : an eyewitness to something (He was an eyewitness to the bridge collapse.)

Synonymes : witness

Expressions courantes : eyewitness report, eyewitness account, eyewitness to something