jog

courir à petite allure

Courir à une allure modérée et régulière, généralement pour faire de l'exercice.

En anglais simple : To run at a gentle, steady speed, usually for exercise.

• I jog every morning.
• We jogged around the park yesterday.
• Do you prefer to jog alone or with friends?

Synonymes : run slowly

Expressions courantes : jog every morning, jog around something, jog in place

rafraîchir

Aider quelqu'un à retrouver un souvenir oublié.

En anglais simple : To help someone remember something they had forgotten.

• This song might jog your memory.
• Her question jogged my memory about the meeting.
• Does the name jog your memory?

Comment l'utiliser : jog someone’s memory (Perhaps this photograph will jog your memory.)

Synonymes : remind

Expressions courantes : jog your memory, jog someone’s memory

bousculer, secouer

Pousser ou secouer légèrement quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un geste brusque.

En anglais simple : To push or shake someone or something slightly and suddenly.

• He jogged my elbow by accident.
• The crowd jogged her arm, spilling her drink.
• A sudden movement jogged the camera.

Synonymes : nudge, jolt

Expressions courantes : jog someone’s elbow, jog someone’s arm, jog someone gently

faire trotter

Faire avancer un animal, surtout un cheval, à une allure régulière et assez rapide.

En anglais simple : To make an animal, especially a horse, move at a steady, fairly quick pace.

• She jogged the horse around the field.
• The trainer jogs each pony before breakfast.
• He jogged his horse along the dusty track.

Synonymes : trot

Expressions courantes : jog a horse, jog a pony, jog someone’s horse