stampede

ruée, mouvement de panique

Course soudaine et collective de personnes ou d’animaux effrayés.

En anglais simple : A sudden rush of frightened people or animals moving together.

• The loud bang caused a stampede.
• People were injured in the stampede near the exit.
• The guards prevented another stampede by opening more gates.

Synonymes : rush

Expressions courantes : a stampede, cause a stampede, stampede of people

débandade, fuite du troupeau

Fuite soudaine d’un groupe d’animaux qui courent ensemble sous l’effet de la peur.

En anglais simple : A group of animals suddenly running away together because they are frightened.

• Thunder caused a cattle stampede.
• The herd scattered after the stampede.
• Several fences were damaged during the buffalo stampede.

Synonymes : crush, flight, jam, rush

Expressions courantes : cattle stampede, buffalo stampede, stampede of horses

ruée

Mouvement soudain de nombreuses personnes qui agissent de la même façon sous l’effet d’un désir ou sentiment commun.

En anglais simple : Many people suddenly taking the same action because they share a strong feeling or desire.

• The sale triggered a stampede of buyers.
• There was a stampede for tickets after the announcement.
• Falling prices caused a stampede into the housing market.

Comment l'utiliser : a stampede for something (The discount caused a stampede for winter coats.); a stampede into something (There was a stampede into gold as prices rose.)

Synonymes : rush

Expressions courantes : stampede for tickets, stampede into something, stampede of buyers

fuir en panique, faire fuir en panique

S’enfuir ensemble sous l’effet de la peur, ou provoquer cette fuite chez un groupe d’animaux.

En anglais simple : To run away together in fear, or make a group of animals run away in fear.

• The horses stampeded when the gun fired.
• People stampeded toward the open doors.
• A passing truck stampeded the cattle.

Comment l'utiliser : stampede toward/out of something (The crowd stampeded out of the hall.)

Synonymes : bolt, flee

Expressions courantes : stampede toward something, stampede the cattle, stampede out

pousser à agir précipitamment

Faire pression sur quelqu’un pour qu’il agisse vite sans bien réfléchir.

En anglais simple : To pressure someone into doing something quickly without thinking carefully.

• Do not let them stampede you into buying.
• The warning stampeded us into making a decision.
• She refused to be stampeded into signing the agreement.

Comment l'utiliser : stampede someone into doing something (The salesman stampeded him into paying a deposit.)

Synonymes : pressure, rush

Expressions courantes : stampede someone into, stampede into buying