island

île

Étendue de terre entourée d’eau de tous les côtés.

En anglais simple : An area of land with water all around it.

• We visited a small island.
• A ferry connects the island to the mainland.
• How many islands can you see from here?

Comment l'utiliser : on an island (They live on an island near the coast.)

Synonymes : isle

Expressions courantes : tropical island, desert island, on an island, island coast

îlot, terre-plein

Zone surélevée d’une route qui sépare la circulation ou permet aux piétons d’attendre en sécurité.

En anglais simple : A raised area in a road that separates traffic or gives people a safe place to stand.

• Wait on the island before crossing.
• A raised island separates the two lanes.
• Flowers grow on the island in the middle of the roundabout.

Synonymes : traffic island

Expressions courantes : traffic island, pedestrian island, central island, on the island

îlot, oasis

Lieu, personne ou chose entourés d’autres très différents.

En anglais simple : A place, person, or thing surrounded by others that are very different from it.

• The park is an island of green.
• Her kindness was an island of hope during those difficult months.
• The village remained an island of peace while fighting spread around it.

Comment l'utiliser : an island of something (The garden was an island of calm in the busy city.)

Synonymes : oasis, pocket

Expressions courantes : island of calm, island of peace, island of green, island of hope

rond-point

Carrefour circulaire où les véhicules tournent autour du centre pour prendre leur sortie.

En anglais simple : A circular road junction where vehicles travel around the center to reach their exit.

• Turn left at the island.
• Traffic backed up as we approached the island.
• Several roads meet at this busy island.

Synonymes : roundabout, traffic circle

Expressions courantes : at the island, approach the island, leave the island, busy island

parsemer d'îles

Disperser des îles sur l’eau ou des zones distinctes sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To scatter areas of land across water, or separate patches across a surface.

• Tiny rocks island the lake.
• Green patches islanded the otherwise bare hillside.
• Dark shapes island the silver surface of the bay.

Comment l'utiliser : island something (Small rocky outcrops island the bay.)

Synonymes : dot, scatter across

Expressions courantes : island the sea, island the lake, island the bay