yahoo

youpi, hourra

Exclamation exprimant une grande joie ou beaucoup d’enthousiasme.

En anglais simple : A shout that shows great happiness or excitement.

• Yahoo! We won!
• Yahoo! School is finished for the summer.
• She shouted, “Yahoo!” when she heard the good news.

Synonymes : hooray, yippee

Expressions courantes : yahoo we won, shout yahoo, yahoo at last

à l’attaque

Cri puissant lancé pendant une attaque pour encourager les combattants ou effrayer leurs ennemis.

En anglais simple : A loud cry used to encourage fighters or frighten their enemies during an attack.

• “Yahoo!” the fighters cried as they charged.
• The warriors roared “Yahoo!” before the attack.
• A loud “Yahoo!” rose from the advancing troops.

Expressions courantes : yahoo charge, battle cry yahoo

yowie

Grande créature ressemblant à un humain, qui vivrait dans l’est de l’Australie ou aux Bahamas.

En anglais simple : A large, humanlike creature said to live in eastern Australia or the Bahamas.

• They claimed to have seen a yahoo.
• The story describes a hairy yahoo in the forest.
• Nobody could prove that the tracks belonged to a yahoo.

Synonymes : yowie

Expressions courantes : yahoo sighting, legendary yahoo, hairy yahoo

crier de joie

Pousser un grand cri de bonheur ou d’enthousiasme.

En anglais simple : To give a loud cry of happiness or excitement.

• The children yahooed with delight.
• Fans yahooed when their team scored.
• We could hear people yahooing outside.

Synonymes : cheer, whoop

Expressions courantes : yahoo with delight, yahoo loudly, yahoo and cheer