injection

injection, piqûre

Introduction d'un médicament dans le corps d'une personne ou d'un animal avec une aiguille.

En anglais simple : The act of putting medicine into a person's or animal's body with a needle.

• The nurse gave me an injection.
• Will the injection hurt?
• He needed two injections before the operation.

Comment l'utiliser : an injection of something (The doctor gave her an injection of pain medicine.)

Synonymes : shot, jab

Expressions courantes : give an injection, receive an injection, painful injection

injection

Introduction d'une substance sous pression dans quelque chose, ou substance ainsi introduite.

En anglais simple : The act of forcing a substance into something, or the substance put in this way.

• The engine uses fuel injection.
• The plastic takes shape after injection into the mould.
• Each injection of gas raised the pressure.

Comment l'utiliser : injection of something into something (Injection of water into the rock increased the pressure.)

Expressions courantes : fuel injection, water injection, injection pressure

injection de capitaux, apport de fonds

Somme supplémentaire donnée pour aider une personne, une entreprise ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : An amount of extra money given to help a person, business, or organization.

• The company needs a cash injection.
• A capital injection helped the bank recover.
• Without another injection of funds, the project will close.

Comment l'utiliser : an injection of something into something (An injection of cash into the business saved several jobs.)

Synonymes : investment, funding

Expressions courantes : cash injection, capital injection, injection of funds