beam

rayon, faisceau

Faisceau étroit de lumière ou d’une autre énergie qui se déplace dans une seule direction.

En anglais simple : A narrow line of light or other energy traveling in one direction.

• A beam of light entered the room.
• The laser produces a narrow beam.
• Two bright beams swept across the sky.

Comment l'utiliser : beam of something (A beam of sunlight fell across the table.)

Synonymes : ray

Expressions courantes : beam of light, laser beam, sunlight beam

poutre

Longue pièce solide en bois ou en métal qui soutient une partie d’un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : A long, strong piece of wood or metal that supports part of a building.

• A wooden beam supports the roof.
• Workers fitted new steel beams yesterday.
• The old house has exposed beams in every room.

Synonymes : girder, support

Expressions courantes : steel beam, wooden beam, ceiling beam

poutre

Longue pièce épaisse de bois ou de métal préparée pour être utilisée.

En anglais simple : A long, thick piece of wood or metal prepared for use.

• They cut the timber into beams.
• The worker lifted a heavy iron beam.
• Several long beams lay beside the workshop.

Synonymes : bar, timber

Expressions courantes : timber beam, iron beam, heavy beam

rayon, lueur

Petit signe d’espoir, de réconfort ou d’un autre sentiment positif.

En anglais simple : A small sign of hope, comfort, or another positive feeling.

• Her letter brought a beam of comfort.
• He found a beam of hope in their kindness.
• That small success was the first beam of joy in weeks.

Comment l'utiliser : beam of something (The news offered a beam of hope.)

Synonymes : glimmer, ray

Expressions courantes : beam of hope, beam of comfort

rayonner, sourire

Afficher un grand sourire parce qu’on est très heureux.

En anglais simple : To smile widely because you feel very happy.

• She beamed at me.
• The parents were beaming with pride.
• He beamed when he saw his birthday cake.

Comment l'utiliser : beam at someone (She beamed at her daughter.); beam with something (He beamed with delight at the news.)

Synonymes : smile, grin

Contraires : frown

Expressions courantes : beam with pride, beam at someone

transmettre, diffuser

Envoyer un signal, une image ou une émission vers un autre endroit par les ondes.

En anglais simple : To send a signal, picture, or program through the air to another place.

• They beamed the match around the world.
• The satellite beams signals to remote villages.
• Live pictures were beamed from the scene.

Comment l'utiliser : beam something to someone/something (The satellite beams images to researchers on Earth.); beam something from somewhere (They beamed the concert from London.)

Synonymes : transmit, broadcast, send

Expressions courantes : beam a signal, beam something to someone

briller, rayonner

Émettre une lumière vive.

En anglais simple : To send out bright light.

• The sun beamed overhead.
• Bright light beamed through the curtains.
• The lamps were beaming into the darkness.

Comment l'utiliser : beam through something (Sunlight beamed through the open window.)

Synonymes : shine, radiate

Expressions courantes : beam brightly, beam through something

téléporter, transmettre

Envoyer des informations sans fil ou, en science-fiction, transporter instantanément des personnes ou des objets ailleurs.

En anglais simple : To send information wirelessly, or transport people or objects instantly in science fiction.

• Beam the crew aboard.
• The device beams data across the room.
• They were beamed down to the planet.

Comment l'utiliser : beam someone up (The spaceship beamed the explorers up.); beam something to someone/something (She beamed the file to another device.)

Synonymes : transmit, teleport

Expressions courantes : beam someone up, beam something across, beam something to someone