hostile

hostile

En colère et peu amical, avec parfois l’intention de faire du mal.

En anglais simple : Angry and unfriendly, sometimes showing a wish to hurt someone.

• The crowd was hostile.
• She gave me a hostile look.
• Why are they so hostile towards us?

Comment l'utiliser : hostile towards someone (The neighbors were hostile towards the newcomers.)

Synonymes : unfriendly, antagonistic, aggressive

Contraires : friendly

Expressions courantes : hostile crowd, hostile reception, hostile towards someone

opposé, hostile

Qui s’oppose fortement à une personne, une idée ou un projet.

En anglais simple : Strongly against a person, idea, or plan.

• They are hostile to the plan.
• The board rejected a hostile takeover bid.
• Several members remained hostile to reform.

Comment l'utiliser : hostile to someone/something (The council is hostile to the proposed changes.)

Synonymes : opposed, antagonistic

Contraires : supportive

Expressions courantes : hostile to something, hostile opposition, hostile takeover

inhospitalier, hostile

Où il est très difficile ou dangereux pour les humains, les animaux ou les plantes de vivre.

En anglais simple : Very difficult or dangerous for people, animals, or plants to live in.

• Few plants survive in this hostile environment.
• They crossed a hostile desert.
• The climate was hostile to human life.

Comment l'utiliser : hostile to something (The dry soil is hostile to most plants.)

Synonymes : harsh, inhospitable

Contraires : hospitable

Expressions courantes : hostile environment, hostile climate, hostile conditions

ennemi

Qui est sous le contrôle de l’ennemi, notamment pendant une guerre.

En anglais simple : Controlled by an enemy, especially during a war.

• The soldiers entered hostile territory.
• Their plane landed on hostile soil.
• The ship was crossing hostile waters.

Synonymes : enemy

Contraires : friendly

Expressions courantes : hostile territory, hostile country, hostile waters

ennemi

Personne ou groupe ennemi, notamment dans les rapports militaires.

En anglais simple : An enemy person or group, especially in military reports.

• Two hostiles were approaching.
• The patrol spotted a hostile near the bridge.
• No hostiles were detected in the area.

Synonymes : enemy, adversary

Contraires : ally

Expressions courantes : armed hostile, approaching hostile, identify a hostile