spoiler

spoiler, divulgâchage

Information qui dévoile un élément important d’une histoire avant qu’on la lise ou la regarde.

En anglais simple : Information that reveals an important part of a story before you read or watch it.

• Please don’t share any spoilers.
• The review contains a spoiler about the ending.
• I avoided spoilers until I had watched the final episode.

Synonymes : plot reveal

Expressions courantes : spoiler alert, contain a spoiler, avoid a spoiler

becquet, spoiler

Pièce d’un véhicule qui modifie le passage de l’air pour améliorer son appui sur la route.

En anglais simple : A part fitted to a vehicle that changes airflow to help keep it pressed against the road.

• The car has a rear spoiler.
• They fitted a spoiler to improve stability at high speeds.
• This racing car’s spoiler pushes its rear wheels toward the road.

Expressions courantes : rear spoiler, car spoiler, fit a spoiler

spoiler, destructeur de portance

Pièce mobile d’une aile d’avion qui réduit la portance et aide l’avion à ralentir.

En anglais simple : A moving part on an aircraft wing that reduces lift and helps the aircraft slow down.

• The pilot raised the spoilers.
• A wing spoiler helps reduce the aircraft’s speed.
• The spoilers deployed as the plane touched the runway.

Expressions courantes : wing spoiler, deploy a spoiler, aircraft spoiler

pillard, dévastateur

Personne qui ravage des biens, notamment en volant ou en détruisant ceux des autres.

En anglais simple : A person who ruins things, especially by stealing or destroying other people’s property.

• The invaders were ruthless spoilers.
• A greedy spoiler carried away the village’s treasures.
• The poem describes war as a spoiler of peaceful lives.

Synonymes : plunderer, pillager, despoiler

Expressions courantes : spoiler of something, merciless spoiler, greedy spoiler

spoiler, divulgâcher

Révéler à quelqu’un des détails importants d’une histoire avant qu’il la lise ou la regarde.

En anglais simple : To tell someone important story details before they read or watch the story.

• Please don’t spoiler me.
• Someone spoilered me about the ending yesterday.
• Have you already been spoilered by that review?

Comment l'utiliser : spoiler someone about something (Please don’t spoiler me about the final episode.)

Synonymes : spoil

Expressions courantes : spoiler someone, spoiler someone about something