gauntlet

épreuve, calvaire

Expérience difficile ou douloureuse comportant de nombreux problèmes, tests ou critiques.

En anglais simple : A difficult or painful experience involving many problems, tests, or criticisms.

• Applicants face a gauntlet of interviews.
• She ran the gauntlet of angry reporters outside the court.
• Getting the plan approved meant surviving a gauntlet of difficult meetings.

Comment l'utiliser : run the gauntlet of something (The mayor ran the gauntlet of questions from reporters.)

Synonymes : ordeal, trial

Expressions courantes : run the gauntlet, a gauntlet of questions, face a gauntlet

gantelet

Gant rigide qui protège la main d'un soldat portant une armure métallique.

En anglais simple : A hard protective glove worn by a soldier in metal armor.

• The knight removed his gauntlet.
• A sword struck his metal gauntlet.
• The museum displays a pair of medieval gauntlets.

Synonymes : armored glove

Expressions courantes : steel gauntlet, armored gauntlet, a knight’s gauntlet

gant à manchette

Gant protecteur qui couvre le poignet et parfois une partie du bras.

En anglais simple : A protective glove that extends over the wrist and sometimes part of the arm.

• Wear gauntlets to protect your wrists.
• Her leather gauntlets kept out the cold.
• The welder replaced his worn gauntlets before starting work.

Synonymes : long glove

Expressions courantes : leather gauntlet, welding gauntlet, protective gauntlet

attaque de plusieurs côtés

Attaque venant de deux directions ou plus en même temps.

En anglais simple : An attack coming from two or more directions at the same time.

• They faced a gauntlet of stones from both sides.
• The soldiers passed through a gauntlet of enemy fire.
• Fans formed a gauntlet, striking the visiting players as they passed.

Expressions courantes : a gauntlet of blows, face a gauntlet, through a gauntlet