woodwork

boiseries, menuiseries

Objets ou parties d’un bâtiment en bois, comme les portes et les cadres de fenêtres.

En anglais simple : Objects or parts of a building made of wood, such as doors and window frames.

• The woodwork needs painting.
• We cleaned the windows and polished the woodwork.
• The house still has its original carved woodwork.

Synonymes : woodworking

Expressions courantes : paint the woodwork, carved woodwork, polish the woodwork

ombre, cachette

Lieu caché ou inaperçu, notamment quand des personnes en surgissent soudainement.

En anglais simple : A hidden or unnoticed place, especially when people suddenly appear from it.

• Strangers came out of the woodwork.
• When money was mentioned, relatives emerged from the woodwork.
• Critics crawled out of the woodwork after the announcement.

Comment l'utiliser : come out of the woodwork (Old acquaintances came out of the woodwork after she became famous.)

Synonymes : hiding, obscurity

Expressions courantes : out of the woodwork, from the woodwork

montants, poteaux

Les poteaux et la barre transversale d’un but, notamment au football.

En anglais simple : The posts and top bar around a goal in sports such as football.

• His shot hit the woodwork.
• The ball bounced off the woodwork and rolled away.
• Our team struck the woodwork twice before scoring.

Synonymes : goal frame

Expressions courantes : hit the woodwork, off the woodwork, against the woodwork