hide

cacher, dissimuler

Mettre quelque chose là où personne ne peut le voir ou le trouver, pour le garder secret ou en sécurité.

En anglais simple : If you put something where people cannot see or find it, you keep it secret or safe.

• Hide the key in the drawer.
• She hid my birthday present upstairs.
• Where have you hidden the money?

Comment l'utiliser : hide something from someone (He hid the letter from his sister.); hide something in/under/behind something (She hid the bag under her bed.)

Synonymes : conceal

Contraires : reveal

Expressions courantes : hide something away, hide something from someone, hide something under something

se cacher

Aller dans un endroit où les autres ne peuvent pas nous voir ou nous trouver, et y rester.

En anglais simple : If you go somewhere people cannot see or find you, you stay out of view.

• The children hide behind the sofa.
• He hid from the police for weeks.
• Where can we hide until the danger passes?

Comment l'utiliser : hide from someone (The boy hid from his friends.); hide behind/under/in something (We hid behind a large tree.)

Synonymes : conceal yourself

Expressions courantes : hide behind something, hide from someone, hide under something

peau, cuir

Peau épaisse d’un animal, souvent utilisée pour fabriquer du cuir.

En anglais simple : The thick skin of an animal, often used to make leather.

• The bag is made from cow hide.
• They dried the hides in the sun.
• The animal has a thick hide.

Synonymes : skin, pelt

Expressions courantes : cow hide, animal hide, a thick hide

peau

Sa propre vie ou sécurité, surtout lorsqu’on cherche à éviter un danger ou des ennuis.

En anglais simple : Your own life or safety, especially when you try to avoid danger or trouble.

• He ran to save his hide.
• She lied to protect her own hide.
• Why should I risk my hide for you?

Synonymes : skin, neck

Expressions courantes : save your hide, protect your hide, risk your hide