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environ, à peu près

Indique que l’heure, le nombre ou la quantité qui vient d’être mentionné est approximatif.

En anglais simple : About the time, number, or amount just mentioned.

• Come at six, ish.
• There were twenty people, ish.
• We should arrive at noon, ish, depending on traffic.

Synonymes : approximately, roughly, about

Expressions courantes : seven ish, thirty ish, noon ish

plus ou moins, à peu près

S’ajoute à une description pour indiquer qu’elle est vraie en partie, mais pas complètement.

En anglais simple : To some extent, but not completely; often added after a description to make it less certain.

• The food was good, ish.
• Are you ready? I am, ish.
• The interview went well, ish, though I missed one question.

Synonymes : somewhat, fairly, sort of

Expressions courantes : good ish, ready ish, okay ish

signe ish

Signe représentant le son sh dans la sténographie Pitman, une méthode pour écrire rapidement la parole.

En anglais simple : The sign used for the sound 'sh' in Pitman shorthand, a system for writing speech quickly.

• Write an ish for that sound.
• Her ish was difficult to read.
• The teacher demonstrated the ish stroke on the board.

Expressions courantes : write an ish, the ish stroke

merde

Remplace de façon moins grossière un juron désignant des choses, des ennuis ou des excréments.

En anglais simple : A mild slang replacement for a swear word referring to things, trouble, or waste from the body.

• I cannot deal with this ish.
• Some weird ish happened last night.
• He stepped in dog ish outside the house.

Expressions courantes : crazy ish, deal with ish, talk ish

beurk

Se dit pour montrer qu’on trouve quelque chose désagréable ou dégoûtant.

En anglais simple : Used to show that something seems unpleasant or disgusting.

• Ish! That smells awful.
• Ish, there is a worm in my apple!
• She saw the dirty sink and said, 'Ish!'

Synonymes : yuck, ick

Expressions courantes : ish that's disgusting, ish what a smell