harbor

port

Zone d’eau près de la terre où les bateaux peuvent rester à l’abri et charger ou décharger des marchandises.

En anglais simple : An area of water near land where boats can stay safely and load or unload goods.

• The boat entered the harbor.
• Several ships were waiting in the harbor.
• Workers unloaded the cargo at the harbor.

Synonymes : port, haven

Expressions courantes : busy harbor, harbor entrance, in the harbor

refuge, havre

Lieu où quelqu’un peut rester en sécurité ou se cacher pour éviter d’être capturé.

En anglais simple : A place where someone can stay safely or avoid being caught.

• The village became a harbor for refugees.
• They found a quiet harbor away from the fighting.
• The empty warehouse was a harbor for thieves.

Comment l'utiliser : harbor for someone/something (The island became a harbor for escaped prisoners.)

Synonymes : refuge, haven, shelter

Expressions courantes : safe harbor, harbor for someone

nourrir, entretenir

Conserver une pensée ou un sentiment en soi, souvent sans en parler à personne.

En anglais simple : To keep a thought or feeling in your mind, often without telling anyone.

• I harbor no doubts about her honesty.
• He harbored resentment for many years.
• Do you still harbor hopes of moving abroad?

Comment l'utiliser : harbor something against someone (She harbored a grudge against her former boss.)

Synonymes : hold, nurse

Expressions courantes : harbor doubts, harbor resentment, harbor a grudge, harbor a belief

abriter, héberger

Donner à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose un endroit sûr où rester ou se cacher.

En anglais simple : To give someone or something a safe place to stay or hide.

• They harbor refugees in their home.
• The family was accused of harboring a fugitive.
• This small port once harbored fishing boats.

Synonymes : shelter, hide

Expressions courantes : harbor a fugitive, harbor criminals, harbor ships

s’abriter, se réfugier

Rester dans un lieu sûr, notamment dans une zone d’eau protégée.

En anglais simple : To stay in a safe place, especially a protected area of water.

• The boats harbor here during storms.
• Our ship harbored in a quiet bay overnight.
• Small vessels often harbor near the island in winter.

Comment l'utiliser : harbor in something (The fishing boats harbor in the bay during rough weather.)

Synonymes : shelter, take refuge

Expressions courantes : harbor in something, harbor here