unfold

déplier

Ouvrir quelque chose qui était plié pour l’étendre.

En anglais simple : Open something that has been folded so it spreads out.

• Please unfold the map.
• She unfolded the blanket on the bed.
• Can you unfold this paper without tearing it?

Synonymes : open out, spread out

Contraires : fold

Expressions courantes : unfold a map, unfold a sheet, unfold something carefully, unfold a dress

se dérouler, se développer

Se produire ou évoluer progressivement, en laissant apparaître la suite des événements.

En anglais simple : Happen or develop gradually, so people can see what occurs next.

• We watched the story unfold.
• Events unfolded quickly after the announcement.
• How will this situation unfold?

Comment l'utiliser : unfold before someone (The drama unfolded before a stunned audience.)

Synonymes : develop, happen, progress

Expressions courantes : events unfold, unfold slowly, unfold before someone

révéler, dévoiler

Faire connaître aux autres quelque chose de caché ou d’inconnu.

En anglais simple : Make something hidden or unknown known to others.

• He unfolded his secret at last.
• The letter unfolded a strange family history.
• She slowly unfolded the truth to her children.

Comment l'utiliser : unfold something to someone (She unfolded her plans to her closest friend.)

Synonymes : reveal, disclose, explain

Contraires : conceal

Expressions courantes : unfold a secret, unfold a story, unfold the truth