strip

bande, lanière

Morceau long et étroit d’un matériau ou d’un terrain.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow piece of material or land.

• Cut a strip of paper.
• She tore the cloth into long strips.
• A narrow strip of land separates the lake from the road.

Comment l'utiliser : a strip of something (Tie a strip of cloth around the handle.)

Synonymes : band

Expressions courantes : strip of paper, narrow strip, strip of land

artère commerciale, zone commerciale

Route ou zone le long d’une route où se trouvent de nombreux magasins, restaurants ou hôtels.

En anglais simple : A road or area along a road with many shops, restaurants, or hotels.

• The strip has several restaurants.
• We drove along the strip looking for a hotel.
• New shops have opened on the busy commercial strip.

Expressions courantes : shopping strip, commercial strip, along the strip

strip-tease

Spectacle dans lequel une personne enlève ses vêtements pour divertir le public.

En anglais simple : A performance in which someone removes their clothes to entertain an audience.

• The dancer performed a strip.
• The club advertised a late-night strip show.
• Her strip routine ended when the music stopped.

Synonymes : striptease

Expressions courantes : do a strip, strip show, strip routine

strip

Placé devant le nom d’un jeu, indique que les perdants doivent enlever des vêtements.

En anglais simple : Used before a game's name to mean that losing players must take off clothes.

• They played strip poker.
• In strip chess, losing a piece can mean removing some clothing.
• The party invitation mentioned strip games.

Expressions courantes : strip poker, strip chess, strip games

se déshabiller, déshabiller

Enlever ses vêtements ou ceux de quelqu’un d’autre.

En anglais simple : To take off your clothes, or remove someone else's clothes.

• He stripped before his shower.
• We stripped off our wet clothes.
• She stripped down to her swimsuit and entered the pool.

Comment l'utiliser : strip down to something (He stripped down to his underwear before swimming.); strip someone of something (The nurse stripped the child of his wet clothes.)

Synonymes : undress

Contraires : dress

Expressions courantes : strip off, strip naked, strip to underwear

enlever, décaper

Retirer une couche ou un revêtement d’une surface.

En anglais simple : To remove a layer or covering from a surface.

• We need to strip the walls.
• He stripped the bark from the branch.
• Can you strip off the old paint before we start?

Comment l'utiliser : strip something from/off something (We stripped the old paint from the door.); strip something of something (They stripped the walls of wallpaper.)

Synonymes : remove, peel off

Expressions courantes : strip off paint, strip something away, strip the walls

priver, dépouiller

Enlever à quelqu’un ses biens, ses droits, sa fonction ou son honneur.

En anglais simple : To take away someone's possessions, rights, position, or honour.

• The thieves stripped the house bare.
• She was stripped of her medal after the investigation.
• The new law could strip citizens of basic rights.

Comment l'utiliser : strip someone/something of something (The court stripped him of his title.)

Synonymes : deprive, rob, divest

Expressions courantes : strip of power, strip of rights, strip someone bare

foirer, arracher

Abîmer ou arracher le filetage d’une vis ou les dents d’un engrenage.

En anglais simple : To damage or remove the raised lines on a screw, or the teeth on a gear.

• Too much force can strip the thread.
• He stripped the bolt by tightening it too hard.
• The broken part stripped several teeth from the gear.

Expressions courantes : strip the thread, strip a screw, strip the teeth