bridge

pont

Construction permettant aux personnes ou aux véhicules de passer au-dessus d’une rivière, d’une route ou d’un espace vide.

En anglais simple : A structure that lets people or vehicles cross over a river, road, or other gap.

• We crossed the bridge on foot.
• The old bridge was repaired last summer.
• Is there a bridge over this river?

Comment l'utiliser : bridge over something (They built a bridge over the river.); bridge across something (A wooden bridge across the stream links the two paths.)

Expressions courantes : cross a bridge, road bridge, bridge over something

bridge

Jeu de cartes à quatre, en deux équipes, avec des annonces sur les plis à gagner, puis une compétition pour les remporter.

En anglais simple : A card game for four players in two teams, involving bidding and winning groups of cards.

• My grandparents play bridge every week.
• She joined a bridge club last year.
• Who won the bridge tournament on Sunday?

Expressions courantes : play bridge, bridge club, bridge tournament

bridge dentaire

Prothèse fixe composée d’une ou plusieurs fausses dents, qui comble un espace entre les dents naturelles.

En anglais simple : A fixed set of one or more false teeth that fills a gap between your own teeth.

• The dentist fitted a bridge.
• Her bridge replaces two missing teeth.
• How long will this dental bridge last?

Synonymes : dental bridge

Expressions courantes : dental bridge, fit a bridge, bridge work

passerelle

Endroit d’un navire où les officiers dirigent ses mouvements.

En anglais simple : The place on a ship where officers control its movement.

• The captain is on the bridge.
• An officer watched the approaching boats from the bridge.
• Only trained crew members may enter the bridge.

Expressions courantes : ship bridge, on the bridge, bridge crew

surmonter, combler

Rapprocher des personnes ou des choses en réduisant les différences ou les difficultés qui les séparent.

En anglais simple : To help people or things become closer by reducing differences or difficulties between them.

• Music can bridge cultural differences.
• The project bridged the gap between young and old.
• They hope to bridge the divide between their communities.

Synonymes : overcome, narrow

Contraires : widen

Expressions courantes : bridge the gap, bridge our differences, bridge the divide

relier

Relier deux choses ou combler l’espace qui les sépare.

En anglais simple : To connect two things or cover a gap between them.

• The new path will bridge the gap.
• Their shared interests bridged the divide between them.
• Can this agreement bridge our differences?

Synonymes : connect, link

Expressions courantes : bridge a gap, bridge the divide

construire un pont

Construire ou former un passage au-dessus d’une rivière, d’une route ou d’un autre espace.

En anglais simple : To build or form a crossing over a river, road, or other space.

• They plan to bridge the river.
• A fallen tree bridged the narrow stream.
• Engineers bridged the valley with a steel structure.

Synonymes : span

Expressions courantes : bridge a river, bridge a gorge, bridge the stream