plough

charrue

Grand outil agricole qui coupe et retourne la terre avant les semis.

En anglais simple : A large farm tool that cuts and turns the soil before seeds are planted.

• The horse pulled the plough.
• They bought a new plough for the farm.
• Old wooden ploughs are displayed in the museum.

Synonymes : plow

Expressions courantes : pull a plough, horse-drawn plough, a tractor plough, a steel plough

labourer

Couper et retourner la terre avec une charrue pour la préparer aux semis.

En anglais simple : To cut and turn soil with a large farm tool so it is ready for planting.

• We plough the fields in spring.
• The farmer ploughed this land yesterday.
• Have they ploughed the whole field yet?

Synonymes : plow, till

Expressions courantes : plough a field, plough the soil, plough the land

se frayer un chemin, fendre

Avancer avec force à travers quelque chose qui gêne le passage.

En anglais simple : To move forward with force through something that makes movement difficult.

• The boat ploughed through the waves.
• We ploughed through thick mud to reach the house.
• A heavy truck was ploughing through the floodwater.

Comment l'utiliser : plough through something (The truck ploughed through the deep snow.)

Synonymes : plow, push, force one's way

Expressions courantes : plough through snow, plough through water, plough through something

renverser, faucher

Heurter une personne en avançant, la faire tomber et continuer sans s’arrêter.

En anglais simple : To hit someone while moving and knock them down, continuing without stopping.

• The truck ploughed him down.
• A player ploughed me over and kept running.
• The van ploughed down two pedestrians before hitting a wall.

Comment l'utiliser : plough someone down (The speeding van ploughed a cyclist down.); plough someone over (A running child almost ploughed me over.)

Synonymes : run over, knock down, plow

Expressions courantes : plough someone down, plough someone over