pop

pop, musique pop

Musique populaire aux mélodies faciles à retenir, souvent diffusée à la radio.

En anglais simple : Popular music with memorable tunes, often played on the radio.

• She loves pop music.
• His new album mixes pop and rock.
• Which pop singers do you like?

Synonymes : pop music

Expressions courantes : pop music, pop singer, listen to pop, pop song

claquement, détonation

Bruit bref et soudain, comme celui d’un ballon qui éclate ou d’une bouteille qu’on ouvre.

En anglais simple : A short, sudden sound, like a balloon bursting or a bottle opening.

• I heard a loud pop.
• The cork came out with a pop.
• Several pops came from the fire.

Synonymes : bang

Expressions courantes : loud pop, with a pop, hear a pop

soda

Boisson sucrée contenant des bulles, comme le cola.

En anglais simple : A sweet drink with bubbles, such as cola.

• Would you like some pop?
• He bought a cold can of pop.
• We served sandwiches and pop at the party.

Synonymes : soda, soft drink

Expressions courantes : bottle of pop, can of pop, drink pop

papa

Nom familier donné à son père, ou parfois à son grand-père.

En anglais simple : An informal name for your father, or sometimes your grandfather.

• My pop taught me to swim.
• Pop, can you help me?
• She visits her pop every Sunday.

Synonymes : dad, father

Expressions courantes : my pop, dear old pop

pièce

Une unité ou une portion, notamment lorsqu’on indique le prix de chacune.

En anglais simple : One item or portion, especially when saying how much each costs.

• The tickets cost twenty dollars a pop.
• She sold cupcakes for two pounds a pop.
• At that price a pop, we could only afford one.

Synonymes : item, portion

Expressions courantes : a pop, ten dollars a pop

coup de feu

Coup de feu tiré rapidement, parfois sans viser soigneusement.

En anglais simple : A quick shot fired from a gun, sometimes without careful aiming.

• He took a pop at the target.
• The hunter had a pop at the rabbit and missed.
• A single pop from the rifle frightened the birds.

Comment l'utiliser : take a pop at someone/something (The soldier took a pop at the distant target.)

Synonymes : shot

Expressions courantes : take a pop, pop at something

éclater, faire éclater

Se rompre brusquement avec un bruit sec, ou faire se rompre quelque chose de cette façon.

En anglais simple : To burst, or make something burst, with a short, sudden sound.

• Do not pop the balloon.
• She popped the bubbles with her finger.
• The balloon popped when it touched the branch.

Synonymes : burst

Expressions courantes : pop a balloon, pop a bubble, pop bubble wrap

ouvrir, déboucher

Ouvrir ou déboucher quelque chose rapidement, souvent avec un bruit sec.

En anglais simple : To open something quickly, often with a short, sudden sound.

• Can you pop the hood?
• He popped the lid open.
• She popped a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Comment l'utiliser : pop something open (She popped the case open with one hand.)

Synonymes : open

Contraires : close

Expressions courantes : pop the hood, pop the cork, pop something open