jar

bocal, pot

Récipient rond, généralement en verre avec un couvercle, servant à conserver des aliments ou d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : A round container, usually glass with a lid, used for storing food or other things.

• The jar is empty.
• He opened a jar of jam.
• We keep rice in glass jars.

Comment l'utiliser : a jar of something (She bought a jar of honey.)

Synonymes : container, pot

Expressions courantes : glass jar, jar of something, jam jar

jarre

Récipient en terre pour contenir de l’eau, de l’huile ou d’autres liquides, parfois pour enterrer des restes humains.

En anglais simple : A clay container used to hold liquids such as water or oil, or sometimes to bury human remains.

• The clay jar held water.
• Archaeologists found burial jars near the ancient village.
• Two handles made the large jar easier to carry.

Comment l'utiliser : a jar of something (The merchant carried a clay jar of oil.)

Synonymes : pot, vessel

Expressions courantes : clay jar, burial jar, earthenware jar

secouer, ébranler

Heurter ou secouer quelque chose soudainement et fortement.

En anglais simple : To hit or shake something suddenly and strongly.

• The bump jarred my teeth.
• He hit the door to jar it open.
• The sudden stop jarred every bone in my body.

Comment l'utiliser : jar something loose/open (The blow jarred the lid loose.)

Synonymes : jolt, shake

Expressions courantes : jar something loose, jar someone's teeth, jar something open

choquer, bouleverser

Choquer ou bouleverser quelqu’un soudainement.

En anglais simple : To shock or upset someone suddenly.

• The news jarred her.
• Seeing the damaged house jarred him badly.
• The unexpected rejection jarred my confidence.

Synonymes : shock, unsettle, disturb

Contraires : reassure

Expressions courantes : jar someone, jar someone's confidence

grincer, sonner faux

Produire un son rude et désagréable à entendre.

En anglais simple : To sound unpleasantly harsh or make such a sound.

• The high notes jarred.
• His harsh voice jarred on her ears.
• The scraping sound jarred against the quiet music.

Comment l'utiliser : jar on someone's ears (The harsh notes jarred on my ears.)

Synonymes : grate, clash

Expressions courantes : jar on someone, jar the ear, jar against something