touch down

atterrir, se poser

Pour un avion ou un véhicule spatial, se poser au sol à la fin de son trajet.

En anglais simple : When an aircraft or spacecraft reaches the ground at the end of its journey, it does this.

• The plane touched down safely.
• We will touch down in Paris before noon.
• The spacecraft touched down on the moon yesterday.

Comment l'utiliser : touch down at/in/on something (The plane touched down at the small airport.)

Synonymes : land

Contraires : take off

Expressions courantes : touch down safely, touch down at Heathrow

marquer un essai

Marquer au rugby en aplatissant le ballon au-delà de la ligne d’en-but adverse.

En anglais simple : To score in rugby by pressing the ball onto the ground beyond the other team’s goal line.

• The winger touched down to score.
• She touched down between the posts after a quick pass.
• He was tackled before he could touch down.

Synonymes : score a try

Expressions courantes : touch down between posts, touch down again

marquer un touchdown

Marquer au football américain en portant le ballon dans la zone d’en-but adverse.

En anglais simple : To score in American football by taking the ball into the other team’s end zone.

• The receiver touched down again.
• He touched down after catching a long pass.
• Can their star player touch down before the final whistle?

Synonymes : score a touchdown

Expressions courantes : touch down twice, touch down again