tower

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Bâtiment ou construction haute et étroite, indépendante ou faisant partie d’un autre bâtiment.

En anglais simple : A tall, narrow building or structure that stands alone or forms part of another building.

• The tower is very tall.
• We climbed the old castle tower.
• A radio tower stood on the hill.

Expressions courantes : clock tower, radio tower, church tower, observation tower

tour d’observation, tour de guet

Construction haute avec une plateforme ou une pièce en hauteur pour observer les alentours.

En anglais simple : A tall structure with a raised platform or room where people can watch the area around them.

• We climbed the observation tower.
• A guard watched the gate from a wooden tower.
• Two towers offer views across the forest.

Expressions courantes : observation tower, watch tower, lookout tower

remorqueur

Personne qui tire un véhicule ou un bateau à l’aide d’un autre véhicule ou bateau.

En anglais simple : A person who pulls a vehicle or boat along using another vehicle or boat.

• The tower attached a rope to the boat.
• An experienced tower checked the cable before moving the car.
• The two towers helped bring the damaged boats ashore.

Expressions courantes : vehicle tower, boat tower

dominer, surplomber

Être beaucoup plus haut ou plus grand qu’une personne ou une chose à proximité.

En anglais simple : To be much taller than a person or thing nearby.

• He towers over his sister.
• The mountains towered above the village.
• A huge office block towers over our house.

Comment l'utiliser : tower over someone/something (The new building towers over the houses.); tower above someone/something (The trees tower above the path.)

Expressions courantes : tower over someone, tower over something, tower above something

s’élever

S’élever à une très grande hauteur.

En anglais simple : To rise to a great height.

• Tall trees tower beside the lake.
• The office blocks towered into the sky.
• Huge cliffs tower along the coast.

Comment l'utiliser : tower into something (The cliffs tower into the clouds.)

Synonymes : soar, rise

Expressions courantes : tower into something, tower skyward, tower high