report

rapporter, relater

Dire à quelqu’un ce qui s’est passé ou ce qu’on a appris.

En anglais simple : To tell someone what happened or what you found out.

• Please report what you saw.
• The team reported its results yesterday.
• Several visitors reported hearing a strange noise.

Comment l'utiliser : report something to someone (I reported my findings to the team.); report that… (She reported that everyone had arrived safely.)

Synonymes : describe, recount, relate

Expressions courantes : report an incident, report the results, report to someone, report an event

rapporter, couvrir

Informer le public d’événements par les journaux, la télévision ou d’autres médias.

En anglais simple : To tell people about events through newspapers, television, or other news sources.

• They report the news every evening.
• The channel reported that several flights were canceled.
• She has reported on elections around the world.

Comment l'utiliser : report on something (She reports on local sports.); report that… (The newspaper reported that the bridge had closed.)

Synonymes : cover

Expressions courantes : report the news, report on something, report live

signaler, dénoncer

Informer une personne responsable que quelqu’un a fait quelque chose de mal.

En anglais simple : To tell a person in charge that someone has done something wrong.

• I will report you to the teacher.
• They reported the company for selling unsafe food.
• Has anyone reported the theft to the police?

Comment l'utiliser : report someone for something (They reported their neighbor for dumping waste.); report someone/something to someone (She reported the driver to the police.)

Synonymes : turn in, inform on

Expressions courantes : report someone, report a crime, report someone for

signaler, déclarer

Informer officiellement les responsables d’un problème, d’un événement ou d’une éventuelle faute.

En anglais simple : To officially tell the responsible people about a problem, event, or possible wrongdoing.

• You should report the missing bag.
• She reported the accident to her insurance company.
• Several residents have reported suspicious activity near the station.

Comment l'utiliser : report something to someone (You must report the accident to your insurer.); report that… (He reported that his passport was missing.)

Synonymes : notify, inform

Expressions courantes : report a theft, report an accident, report to someone

se présenter

Se rendre à un endroit et annoncer son arrivée à la personne responsable.

En anglais simple : To go to a place and tell someone in charge that you have arrived.

• Please report to reception.
• He reported for work at seven.
• New students should report to the school office.

Comment l'utiliser : report to someone/somewhere (All visitors must report to the front desk.); report for something (The soldiers reported for duty at dawn.)

Synonymes : present yourself

Expressions courantes : report for duty, report to reception, report to someone

récit, compte rendu

Description orale ou écrite de ce qui s’est passé.

En anglais simple : A spoken or written description of something that happened.

• I watched a report about the storm.
• Her report described what happened at the station.
• Have you read the latest reports from the border?

Comment l'utiliser : report on something (I watched a report on the election.); report of something (We received a report of a fire nearby.)

Synonymes : account, description

Expressions courantes : news report, report on something, report of something, report by someone

rapport

Document qui présente les résultats d’une étude ou d’une enquête.

En anglais simple : A document explaining what a study or investigation found.

• The report includes all our results.
• She wrote a report on school meals.
• Their annual reports show how the business has grown.

Comment l'utiliser : report on something (The team prepared a report on water quality.)

Synonymes : study

Expressions courantes : research report, annual report, report on something

détonation

Bruit soudain et fort produit par un coup de feu ou une explosion.

En anglais simple : A sudden loud sound made by a gun or an explosion.

• We heard the report of a gun.
• A sharp report echoed through the valley.
• The distant reports made the horses nervous.

Synonymes : bang, crack

Expressions courantes : loud report, sharp report, report of gunfire