wire

fil électrique

Fil fin en métal qui transporte l’électricité d’un élément à un autre.

En anglais simple : A thin piece of metal that carries electricity between things.

• A wire connects the battery to the light.
• The electrician replaced two damaged wires.
• Could a loose wire cause this problem?

Synonymes : conductor

Expressions courantes : electric wire, wire connection, loose wire

fil métallique

Long fil fin en métal, que l’on peut plier ou utiliser pour attacher des objets.

En anglais simple : Metal made into a long, thin piece that can be bent or used to hold things together.

• The fence is made of wire.
• She bent the wire into a circle.
• We bought several rolls of steel wire.

Synonymes : cable, thread

Expressions courantes : barbed wire, copper wire, wire fence

dernier moment

Tout dernier moment pour terminer quelque chose ou prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : The very last moment when something must be finished or decided.

• The race went to the wire.
• Negotiations came down to the wire again.
• We worked right up to the wire to finish.

Comment l'utiliser : go down to the wire (The election could go down to the wire.)

Synonymes : deadline

Expressions courantes : to the wire, down to wire

câbler

Relier quelque chose à l’aide de fils qui conduisent l’électricité.

En anglais simple : To connect something using thin metal pieces that carry electricity.

• Can you wire this lamp?
• They wired the new kitchen yesterday.
• The technician wired the alarm to the power supply.

Comment l'utiliser : wire something to something (She wired the switch to the motor.); wire something up (They wired up the new lights.)

Synonymes : connect

Expressions courantes : wire something up, wire a house, wire something to something

virer, télégraphier

Envoyer de l’argent par virement ou un message par télégraphe.

En anglais simple : To send money or a message over an electronic connection.

• Please wire me some money.
• She wired the payment to his bank account.
• They wired a message asking for help.

Comment l'utiliser : wire something to someone (He wired the money to his sister.); wire someone something (Please wire me the funds today.)

Synonymes : transfer, send

Expressions courantes : wire money, wire someone something, wire funds

attacher avec du fil

Maintenir quelque chose en place à l’aide d’un fil métallique.

En anglais simple : To hold something in place using thin pieces of metal.

• They wired the gate shut.
• The cork was wired firmly onto the bottle.
• We wired the broken fence sections together.

Comment l'utiliser : wire something to something (We wired the mesh to the fence posts.)

Synonymes : fasten, secure

Expressions courantes : wire something shut, wire a cork, wire something together