gone bad

avarié, pourri

Se dit d’un aliment ou produit conservé devenu trop vieux ou abîmé pour être utilisé sans danger.

En anglais simple : Food or another stored product has become too old or damaged to use safely.

• The milk has gone bad.
• We threw away some meat that had gone bad.
• Has this paint gone bad after years in the shed?

Synonymes : spoiled, rotten, off

Contraires : fresh

Expressions courantes : milk gone bad, food gone bad, already gone bad

corrompu, dépravé

Se dit d’une personne ou d’un groupe qui s’est mis à agir malhonnêtement ou à commettre des crimes.

En anglais simple : A person or group has stopped behaving well and started doing dishonest or criminal things.

• He was a good man gone bad.
• The film follows a police officer who has gone bad.
• They discovered that their trusted business partner had gone bad.

Synonymes : corrupt, crooked

Expressions courantes : a cop gone bad, people gone bad, a company gone bad

ayant dégénéré, ayant mal tourné

Se dit d’un crime qui a soudain dégénéré en violence et gravement blessé quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : A crime has unexpectedly become violent and caused serious harm to someone.

• Police described a robbery gone bad.
• Two people were shot during a drug deal gone bad.
• The victim was badly hurt in a theft that had gone bad.

Expressions courantes : a robbery gone bad, drug deal gone bad, a theft gone bad

devenu dangereux

Se dit d’un quartier ou d’une région où habiter ou se rendre est devenu dangereux.

En anglais simple : An area has become dangerous to live in or visit.

• The neighbourhood has gone bad.
• They moved away from an area that had gone bad.
• It is sad to see our old district gone bad.

Synonymes : unsafe, dangerous

Contraires : safe

Expressions courantes : a neighbourhood gone bad, an area gone bad, a district gone bad