bark

aboyer

Émettre des sons courts et forts, comme un chien ou un animal semblable.

En anglais simple : When a dog or similar animal does this, it makes short, loud sounds.

• The dog is barking.
• Our puppy barked at its reflection.
• Does your dog bark when visitors arrive?

Comment l'utiliser : bark at someone/something (The dog barked at the delivery driver.)

Synonymes : woof

Expressions courantes : bark at someone, bark loudly, bark all night

aboyer, vociférer

Dire quelque chose d’une voix forte et sèche, souvent sous le coup de la colère ou pour donner un ordre.

En anglais simple : To say something loudly and sharply, often because you are angry or giving orders.

• He barked an order.
• The manager barked at us to hurry.
• She barked out a warning as the truck approached.

Comment l'utiliser : bark something at someone (The guard barked an order at us.); bark out something (She barked out instructions to the crew.)

Synonymes : snap, shout

Expressions courantes : bark orders, bark at someone, bark out something

vociférer, réclamer à grands cris

Se plaindre ou réclamer quelque chose à grands cris et de façon répétée.

En anglais simple : To make repeated loud complaints or demands.

• The crowd barked for an answer.
• His critics barked loudly against the proposed changes.
• They kept barking for attention until the council responded.

Comment l'utiliser : bark for something (The crowd barked for justice outside the gates.)

Synonymes : clamour, clamor

Expressions courantes : bark for something, bark in protest

écorcher

Enlever de la peau ou une autre couche extérieure par frottement contre une surface rugueuse.

En anglais simple : To scrape skin or another outer layer off something by rubbing it against a rough surface.

• I barked my knee on a rock.
• She barked both shins while climbing the fence.
• He fell and barked his elbow against the wall.

Comment l'utiliser : bark something on something (I barked my shin on the stone step.)

Synonymes : scrape, graze

Expressions courantes : bark your shins, bark a knee

écorce

Couche extérieure dure qui recouvre le tronc et les branches d’un arbre.

En anglais simple : The hard outer layer covering the trunk and branches of a tree.

• This tree has rough bark.
• The children found insects under the bark.
• Some trees shed their bark in thin strips.

Expressions courantes : tree bark, rough bark, strip of bark, thick bark

aboiement

Son court et fort produit par un chien ou certains autres animaux.

En anglais simple : A short, loud sound made by a dog or some other animals.

• We heard a loud bark.
• The puppy gave two short barks.
• The bark of a seal echoed across the rocks.

Synonymes : woof

Expressions courantes : loud bark, sharp bark, bark of something

cri, aboiement

Son ou parole qu’une personne émet soudainement d’une voix forte et sèche.

En anglais simple : A sudden, sharp, loud sound or word spoken by a person.

• His reply was an angry bark.
• She gave a short bark of laughter.
• The bark of the officer made everyone stand still.

Synonymes : shout, yell

Expressions courantes : bark of laughter, angry bark, sharp bark