Sécurité et danger – Vocabulaire anglais
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33 mots de vocabulaire anglais avec leur sens : Accidents will happen!, alarm, assessment of risk, at stake, avoid… Révisez-les avec des cartes mémoire, des…
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- Accidents will happen! /'æksɪdənts wɪl 'hæpən/ (phrase) — ça arrive; on n'y peut rien
Exemple:Accidents will happen!
Synonymes: mistakes happen, it happens, things go wrong - alarm /ə'lɑ:rm/ (noun) — alarme; signal d'alerte
Exemple:The fire alarm rang loudly.
Synonymes: warning, alert, signal - assessment of risk /ə'sɛsmənt əv rɪsk/ (phrase) — évaluation des risques
Exemple:The company carried out an assessment of risk before the project started.
Synonymes: risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk assessment - at stake /æt steɪk/ (phrase) — en jeu; menacé
Exemple:Your job is at stake if you are late again.
Synonymes: in danger, at risk, on the line - avoid /ə'vɔɪd/ (verb) — éviter
Exemple:We should avoid that street at night.
Synonymes: stay away from, steer clear of, shun - avoidable /ə'vɔɪdəbəl/ (adjective) — évitable
Exemple:The accident was avoidable.
Synonymes: preventable, avoidable, stoppable - breathalyser /'brɛθəlaɪzər/ (noun) — éthylotest; alcootest
Exemple:The police used a breathalyser at the checkpoint.
Synonymes: breath test device, alcohol tester, breathalyzer - cast-iron /,kæst 'aɪərn/ (adjective) — en fonte; très solide
Exemple:The bridge is cast-iron and very strong.
Synonymes: very strong, solid, durable - CCTV /,si: si: ti: 'vi:/ (noun) — vidéosurveillance
Exemple:CCTV caught the robbery on camera.
Synonymes: surveillance camera, video monitoring - chilling /'tʃɪlɪŋ/ (adjective) — glaçant; effrayant
Exemple:The old house had a chilling silence.
Synonymes: frightening, eerie, spooky - close doors /kloʊz dɔ:rz/ (phrase) — fermer la porte à
Exemple:They had to close doors to new members.
Synonymes: shut out, exclude - close the door on /kloʊz ðə dɔ:r ɑn/ (phrase) — fermer la porte à
Exemple:That decision closed the door on any future talks.
Synonymes: end, rule out - come up against a brick wall /keɪm ʌp ə'ɡɛnst ə brɪk wɔ:l/ (phrase) — se heurter à un mur; se retrouver dans une impasse
Exemple:We came up against a brick wall in the negotiations.
Synonymes: hit a barrier, face an obstacle - damage /'dæmɪdʒ/ (verb) — endommager; abîmer
Exemple:The storm damaged the roof.
Synonymes: harm, break, spoil - danger /'deɪndʒər/ (noun) — danger
Exemple:There is danger near the cliff.
Synonymes: risk, hazard, threat - defuse /,di:'fju:z/ (verb) — désamorcer; apaiser
Exemple:The negotiator helped defuse the tension.
Synonymes: calm, disarm, diffuse - drastic measures /'dræstɪk 'mɛʒərz/ (phrase) — mesures radicales
Exemple:The company took drastic measures to stop the losses.
Synonymes: extreme measures, strong action, severe measures - drink-driving /'drɪŋk ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — conduite en état d'ivresse
Exemple:Drink-driving is illegal in many countries.
Synonymes: drunk driving, driving under the influence, DUI - drug-driving /'drʌɡ ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — conduite sous stupéfiants
Exemple:Drug-driving is a serious crime.
Synonymes: driving under the influence of drugs, drugged driving - eject /ɪ'dʒekt/ (verb) — éjecter; expulser
Exemple:The pilot had to eject from the plane.
Synonymes: expel, throw out, push out - enough is enough /ɪ'nʌf ɪz ɪ'nʌf/ (phrase) — ça suffit; trop, c'est trop
Exemple:Enough is enough; stop shouting.
Synonymes: that's it, no more, I've had it - err on the side of caution /,er ɑ:n ðə saɪd əv 'kɔ:ʃən/ (phrase) — pécher par excès de prudence
Exemple:We should err on the side of caution and wait.
Synonymes: be careful, play it safe, take the safer option - evacuate /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/ (verb) — évacuer
Exemple:Residents had to evacuate the building.
Synonymes: leave, clear out, withdraw - evade /ɪ'veɪd/ (verb) — éluder; esquiver
Exemple:He tried to evade the question.
Synonymes: avoid, escape, dodge - flinch /flɪntʃ/ (verb) — tressaillir; reculer brusquement
Exemple:He flinched when the ball hit the wall.
Synonymes: wince, jerk, shudder - gunman /'ɡʌnmən/ (noun) — tireur armé; homme armé
Exemple:The gunman ran from the bank.
Synonymes: shooter, assailant, armed man - head-on collision /,hed 'ɒn kə'lɪʒən/ (noun) — collision frontale
Exemple:The head-on collision damaged both cars.
Synonymes: frontal crash, head-on crash - hit-and-run /,hɪt ən 'rʌn/ (noun) — délit de fuite
Exemple:The driver was charged after a hit-and-run.
Synonymes: hit and run accident, fleeing the scene - idiot-proof /'ɪdiət pru:f/ (adjective) — infaillible; très simple
Exemple:This idiot-proof guide makes setup easy.
Synonymes: foolproof, simple, easy-to-use - in the clear (phrase) — tiré d'affaire; hors de danger
Exemple:Once the test results came back, I was in the clear.
Synonymes: safe, out of danger, not guilty
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