cap

casquette

Un petit chapeau ajusté à la tête, souvent muni d’une visière rigide à l’avant.

En anglais simple : A small hat that fits closely around your head, often with a stiff front edge.

• He wears a red cap.
• She took off her cap indoors.
• The players threw their caps into the air.

Synonymes : hat

Expressions courantes : baseball cap, wear a cap, flat cap

bouchon, capuchon

Une petite pièce qui ferme ou protège l’extrémité d’une bouteille, d’un stylo ou d’un tuyau.

En anglais simple : A small cover that closes or protects the end of a bottle, pen, pipe, or similar object.

• Put the cap on the bottle.
• I lost the cap of my pen.
• These plastic caps keep dirt out of the pipes.

Synonymes : lid, cover

Expressions courantes : bottle cap, pen cap, remove the cap

plafond, limite

La quantité ou le niveau le plus élevé officiellement autorisé.

En anglais simple : The highest amount or level officially allowed.

• The company introduced a spending cap.
• A cap on ticket prices helped families.
• The government raised the cap last year.

Comment l'utiliser : cap on something (There is a cap on annual rent increases.)

Synonymes : limit, ceiling

Expressions courantes : spending cap, cap on something, price cap

chapeau

La partie large située au sommet d’un champignon.

En anglais simple : The broad top part of a mushroom.

• The mushroom has a brown cap.
• Small drops of water covered the caps.
• Look underneath the cap to see the gills.

Expressions courantes : mushroom cap, cap and stem, rounded cap

couronne

Une coque artificielle posée sur une dent abîmée.

En anglais simple : An artificial cover placed over a damaged tooth.

• My tooth needs a cap.
• The dentist fitted two porcelain caps.
• His gold cap showed when he smiled.

Comment l'utiliser : cap on a tooth (The dentist put a cap on my broken tooth.)

Synonymes : crown

Expressions courantes : dental cap, gold cap, cap on something

détonateur

Un petit dispositif explosif qui déclenche l’explosion d’une charge plus importante.

En anglais simple : A small explosive device used to make a larger amount of explosive go off.

• The cap sets off the larger charge.
• Workers checked the blasting caps before use.
• A faulty cap prevented the explosion.

Synonymes : detonator

Expressions courantes : blasting cap, detonator cap, explosive cap

plafonner, limiter

Fixer la quantité ou le niveau maximal autorisé.

En anglais simple : To set the highest amount or level that is allowed.

• They plan to cap spending.
• Rent increases were capped at three percent.
• Should the government cap energy prices?

Comment l'utiliser : cap something at an amount (The council capped the fee at twenty pounds.)

Synonymes : limit, restrict

Expressions courantes : cap spending, cap something at, cap rent increases

boucher, fermer

Fermer ou protéger quelque chose en plaçant un couvercle sur son extrémité ou son dessus.

En anglais simple : To close or protect something by putting a cover on its end or top.

• Cap the bottle after use.
• The plumber capped the leaking pipe.
• All the containers were capped tightly.

Synonymes : seal, cover, close

Contraires : uncap

Expressions courantes : cap a bottle, cap a pipe, cap a pen