shower

douche

Moment où l’on se lave le corps debout sous l’eau qui tombe.

En anglais simple : An occasion when you wash your body by standing under falling water.

• I need a shower.
• She took a quick shower before work.
• Do you have a shower every morning?

Expressions courantes : take a shower, have a shower, a hot shower

douche

Endroit où l’on se tient debout sous l’eau qui tombe pour se laver.

En anglais simple : A place where you stand under falling water to wash your body.

• She is in the shower.
• The shower has a glass door.
• There are three showers beside the changing room.

Expressions courantes : in the shower, shower curtain, shower cubicle

averse

Pluie qui commence puis s’arrête après peu de temps.

En anglais simple : A short period of rain, usually with a clear beginning and end.

• A shower began after lunch.
• The forecast says sunshine and showers.
• We waited under a tree until the shower passed.

Expressions courantes : rain shower, heavy shower, scattered showers

douche

Équipement qui fait couler de l’eau sur le corps pour le laver.

En anglais simple : Equipment that sends water down over your body so you can wash yourself.

• The shower is broken.
• We installed a new electric shower.
• Turn the shower off when you finish.

Expressions courantes : electric shower, shower head, install a shower

se doucher

Se laver le corps en restant debout sous l’eau qui tombe.

En anglais simple : To wash your body by standing under water falling from above.

• I shower every morning.
• She showered after her run.
• Have you showered yet?

Expressions courantes : shower before bed, shower after exercise, shower every day, shower at home

combler, couvrir

Donner énormément de choses à quelqu’un, notamment des cadeaux, des compliments ou de l’attention.

En anglais simple : To give someone a large amount of something, especially gifts, praise, or attention.

• They showered her with gifts.
• The coach showered praise on the team.
• Why do they shower him with so much attention?

Comment l'utiliser : shower someone with something (Her friends showered her with gifts.); shower something on someone (They showered praise on the young actor.)

Synonymes : lavish, heap

Expressions courantes : shower someone with, shower something on