zip

fermeture éclair

Système de fermeture dont deux rangées de dents s’emboîtent quand on fait glisser une petite pièce.

En anglais simple : A fastener with two rows of small teeth that join when you pull a small sliding piece.

• The zip on my bag is broken.
• She pulled the zip up on her jacket.
• Can you help me fix this stuck zip?

Synonymes : zipper

Expressions courantes : coat zip, broken zip, zip on something

rien, zéro

Absolument rien, ou une quantité égale à zéro.

En anglais simple : Nothing at all, or an amount of zero.

• I know zip about cars.
• He earned zip from the deal.
• We worked all day and got absolutely zip.

Synonymes : nothing, zero, zilch

Expressions courantes : know zip, absolutely zip, get zip

sifflement

Son bref et aigu d’un petit objet qui traverse rapidement l’air.

En anglais simple : A short, high sound made by a small object moving quickly through the air.

• We heard the zip of an arrow.
• A sharp zip passed close to his ear.
• The zip of the bullet broke the silence.

Synonymes : whizz, zing

Expressions courantes : zip of something, sharp zip

fermer la fermeture éclair

Fermer un vêtement ou un sac en tirant le curseur de sa fermeture éclair.

En anglais simple : To close clothes or a bag by pulling its small sliding fastener.

• Please zip up your jacket.
• She zipped the bag before leaving.
• Can you zip my dress up?

Comment l'utiliser : zip something up (Please zip your coat up.); zip up something (He zipped up his bag.)

Contraires : unzip

Expressions courantes : zip up something, zip something up, zip a bag

filer, déplacer rapidement

Aller quelque part très vite ou déplacer quelque chose très rapidement.

En anglais simple : To move somewhere very quickly, or make something move very quickly.

• A bird zipped past me.
• She zipped the toy car across the floor.
• Little boats were zipping across the lake.

Comment l'utiliser : zip through something (Bikes zipped through the narrow streets.); zip something across something (She zipped the cursor across the screen.)

Synonymes : speed, whizz, race

Expressions courantes : zip past someone, zip across something, zip through traffic, zip to somewhere

filer en sifflant

Traverser rapidement l’air en produisant un son bref et aigu.

En anglais simple : To move quickly through the air with a short, high sound.

• A bullet zipped past his head.
• Arrows zipped overhead during the battle.
• We heard a stone zip through the air.

Comment l'utiliser : zip through something (The arrow zipped through the air.)

Synonymes : whizz

Expressions courantes : zip through air, zip past someone, zip overhead