sue

poursuivre en justice

Demander à un tribunal d’obliger quelqu’un qui vous a causé du tort à payer ou à agir.

En anglais simple : To ask a court to make someone pay money or act because they have harmed you.

• She plans to sue the company.
• He sued his landlord for damages.
• Can they sue us over the accident?

Comment l'utiliser : sue someone for something (They sued the builder for negligence.); sue for something (She decided to sue for compensation.); sue someone over something (He sued the company over an unpaid bill.)

Synonymes : take to court, bring a claim against

Expressions courantes : sue someone, sue for damages, sue someone for something, sue for compensation

échouer

Laisser un navire sur un sol sec lorsque l’eau autour de lui se retire.

En anglais simple : To leave a ship on dry ground when the water around it goes away.

• The falling tide sued the ship.
• The vessel was sued on a sandbank.
• An unusually low tide had sued several boats.

Synonymes : strand

Expressions courantes : sue a ship, sue a vessel