clip

vidéo, extrait

Courte vidéo montrant souvent une partie d’un film ou d’un enregistrement plus long.

En anglais simple : A short video, often showing part of a longer film or recording.

• Watch this funny clip.
• She shared a clip of her dog.
• We saw several clips from the new film.

Synonymes : video, extract

Expressions courantes : video clip, watch a clip, short clip, film clip

pince, clip

Petit objet qui maintient des choses ensemble ou attache une chose à une autre.

En anglais simple : A small object that holds things together or attaches one thing to another.

• Use a clip to hold the papers together.
• She wore two clips in her hair.
• The microphone has a clip for attaching it to clothing.

Synonymes : fastener, clasp

Expressions courantes : paper clip, hair clip, metal clip

lame-chargeur

Pièce qui maintient plusieurs cartouches ensemble pour les charger rapidement dans une arme.

En anglais simple : A frame holding several bullets together so they can be loaded quickly into a gun.

• The clip holds five rounds.
• He used a clip to load the rifle.
• The empty clip fell out after the last shot.

Expressions courantes : ammunition clip, empty clip, load a clip

allure, rythme

Vitesse ou rythme, généralement assez rapide.

En anglais simple : A speed or pace, usually a fairly fast one.

• She walks at a good clip.
• The boat moved along at a steady clip.
• We were spending money at an alarming clip.

Comment l'utiliser : at a/an adjective clip (We walked at a brisk clip to catch the train.)

Synonymes : pace, speed, rate

Expressions courantes : at a clip, a brisk clip, a good clip

couper, tailler

Couper avec des ciseaux ou un outil semblable, souvent pour raccourcir ou rendre plus net.

En anglais simple : To cut something with scissors or a similar tool, often to make it shorter or neater.

• I need to clip my nails.
• He clipped the hedge yesterday.
• She carefully clipped a loose thread with scissors.

Synonymes : trim, cut, snip

Expressions courantes : clip your nails, clip a hedge, clip someone's hair

attacher, fixer

Maintenir ou attacher quelque chose avec une petite pièce qui le serre.

En anglais simple : To hold or attach something using a small device that grips it.

• Clip the clothes to the line.
• She clipped the papers together.
• Can you clip this light to my bag?

Comment l'utiliser : clip something to something (Clip the towel to the line.); clip something together (She clipped the papers together.)

Synonymes : fasten, attach

Contraires : unclip

Expressions courantes : clip something together, clip to something, clip something on, clip onto something

découper, extraire

Prélever un court passage d’une vidéo plus longue et l’enregistrer séparément.

En anglais simple : To take a short section from a longer video and save it separately.

• Clip the goal from the match recording.
• He clipped a short section of the interview.
• Can you clip that scene and send it to me?

Comment l'utiliser : clip something from something (She clipped a funny scene from the recording.)

Synonymes : extract, cut

Expressions courantes : clip a video, clip a scene, clip from something

heurter, frôler

Heurter quelque chose, souvent légèrement ou en passant à côté.

En anglais simple : To hit something, often lightly or while moving past it.

• The car clipped the kerb.
• A passing truck clipped my mirror.
• The ball clipped his shoulder and bounced away.

Synonymes : hit, strike, graze

Expressions courantes : clip a mirror, clip someone's shoulder, clip the kerb