joint

commun, conjoint

Partagé par plusieurs personnes ou choses, ou considéré comme un ensemble.

En anglais simple : Shared by two or more people or things, or considered together.

• They opened a joint account.
• The house is under joint ownership.
• The study measured the joint effects of heat and pressure.

Synonymes : combined, shared

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : joint account, joint ownership, joint effects

conjoint, commun

Réalisé par plusieurs personnes ou groupes qui travaillent ensemble.

En anglais simple : Done by two or more people or groups working together.

• This was a joint effort.
• The two universities started a joint research project.
• Both companies issued a joint statement yesterday.

Synonymes : collaborative, cooperative

Contraires : individual

Expressions courantes : joint effort, joint project, joint venture

articulation

Endroit où deux os se rejoignent, permettant généralement de plier une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : A place where two bones meet, usually allowing part of your body to bend.

• My knee joint hurts.
• Swimming can help keep your joints moving.
• The doctor examined her swollen finger joints.

Synonymes : arthrosis, articulation

Expressions courantes : knee joint, stiff joint, hip joint

articulation

Liaison entre deux pièces qui leur permet de tourner ou de se plier.

En anglais simple : A connection between two parts that allows them to turn or bend.

• The joint allows the arm to bend.
• Oil the joints so the machine moves smoothly.
• This joint can turn in any direction.

Comment l'utiliser : joint between A and B (The joint between the two rods allows them to turn.)

Synonymes : hinge, pivot

Expressions courantes : flexible joint, ball joint, swivel joint

joint, raccord

Endroit où deux pièces sont solidement reliées.

En anglais simple : The place where two parts are firmly connected.

• This joint is leaking.
• We sealed every joint in the pipe.
• The welded joint held the metal pieces firmly together.

Comment l'utiliser : joint between A and B (Water escaped through the joint between the pipes.)

Synonymes : connection

Expressions courantes : pipe joint, welded joint, sealed joint

boui-boui, bar

Mot familier pour un endroit où l’on mange, boit ou se divertit.

En anglais simple : A place where people eat, drink, or go for entertainment.

• Let’s try that pizza joint.
• We found a little joint serving cheap burgers.
• The jazz joint stayed open until three in the morning.

Synonymes : place, restaurant, bar

Expressions courantes : pizza joint, burger joint, jazz joint

assemblage

Liaison obtenue en emboîtant les extrémités façonnées de deux pièces de bois.

En anglais simple : A connection made by fitting shaped ends of two pieces of wood into each other.

• The carpenter cut a dovetail joint.
• Each joint fits tightly without screws.
• Strong joints keep the wooden frame square.

Expressions courantes : dovetail joint, mortise joint, wood joint

taule, prison

Mot familier pour le lieu où l’on enferme les personnes condamnées pour une infraction.

En anglais simple : A prison where people are kept as punishment for breaking the law.

• He is back in the joint.
• She spent five years in the joint.
• After leaving the joint, he found steady work.

Synonymes : prison, jail

Expressions courantes : in the joint, leave the joint