snug

douillet

Bien au chaud, confortable et à l’abri du froid ou du mauvais temps.

En anglais simple : Warm, comfortable, and protected from cold or bad weather.

• I felt snug under the blanket.
• Their little cottage was snug and warm.
• Are you snug enough in that sleeping bag?

Synonymes : cosy, cozy

Contraires : uncomfortable

Expressions courantes : snug and warm, snug little room, feel snug

ajusté

Qui épouse étroitement la forme de quelque chose, en laissant très peu d’espace.

En anglais simple : Fitting closely around something, with little space left.

• These gloves are a snug fit.
• The lid should be snug, but easy to remove.
• Her jacket was snug around the waist.

Comment l'utiliser : snug around something (The belt is snug around my waist.)

Synonymes : close-fitting, tight

Contraires : loose

Expressions courantes : snug fit, snug jacket, snug around something

satisfaisant

Assez bon pour répondre aux besoins ou aux attentes.

En anglais simple : Good enough to meet your needs or expectations.

• He earned a snug income from his shop.
• She put aside a snug little sum.
• The business brought them a snug profit.

Synonymes : satisfactory, adequate

Contraires : unsatisfactory

Expressions courantes : snug income, snug little sum

caché, retiré

Caché dans un endroit calme et abrité, où les gens risquent peu de le remarquer.

En anglais simple : Hidden in a quiet, sheltered place where people are unlikely to notice it.

• They found a snug retreat behind the trees.
• The house stood in a snug corner of the valley.
• His snug hiding place escaped notice.

Synonymes : secluded, concealed

Contraires : exposed

Expressions courantes : snug retreat, snug corner

petit salon de pub

Petite pièce confortable située à l’arrière d’un pub.

En anglais simple : A small, comfortable room at the back of a pub.

• We sat in the snug.
• The pub has a snug with a fireplace.
• They booked the snug for a quiet drink.

Expressions courantes : pub snug, in the snug, cosy snug

ergot

Petite partie saillante d’une pièce, servant à la maintenir ou à la relier à une autre.

En anglais simple : A small piece sticking out from a part, used to hold or connect it.

• The snug fits into the slot.
• A small snug holds the bracket in place.
• The mechanic checked the snugs on the casting.

Synonymes : lug

Expressions courantes : metal snug, fixing snug

serrer, fixer

Serrer ou disposer quelque chose pour qu’il soit bien ajusté et reste solidement en place.

En anglais simple : To tighten or arrange something so it fits closely and stays safely in place.

• Snug the nut down gently.
• She snugged the rope around the load.
• The mechanic snugged up each bolt.

Comment l'utiliser : snug something up/down (Snug the screws down before checking the frame.)

Synonymes : tighten, secure

Contraires : loosen

Expressions courantes : snug something down, snug something up

se blottir

S’installer confortablement tout contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To settle close to someone or something in a comfortable position.

• The child snugged against her mother.
• We snugged under the blankets.
• He snugged closer to the warm stove.

Comment l'utiliser : snug against someone/something (The puppy snugged against my leg.)

Synonymes : snuggle, nestle

Expressions courantes : snug against someone, snug under something