condemn

condamner, dénoncer

Dire avec force que quelqu’un ou quelque chose est mauvais ou inacceptable.

En anglais simple : To say strongly that someone or something is wrong or very bad.

• We condemn all violence.
• The mayor condemned the attack yesterday.
• Several leaders have condemned the decision as cruel.

Comment l'utiliser : condemn someone/something for something (The report condemned the company for ignoring safety rules.); condemn something as something (They condemned the policy as unfair.)

Synonymes : denounce, criticize, censure

Contraires : praise, approve

Expressions courantes : condemn violence, condemn someone for, strongly condemn something

déclarer inhabitable

Décider officiellement qu’un bâtiment est dangereux et ne doit plus être utilisé.

En anglais simple : To officially decide that a building is unsafe and must no longer be used.

• Inspectors may condemn the house.
• The building was condemned after the fire.
• Officials condemned three unsafe apartment blocks last month.

Expressions courantes : condemn a building, condemn a house

damner

Selon une croyance religieuse, vouer quelqu’un à une punition sans fin après sa mort.

En anglais simple : To punish someone forever after death, according to a religious belief.

• They believed God would condemn wicked souls.
• The preacher warned that sinners could be condemned to hell.
• In the poem, the spirit is condemned forever.

Comment l'utiliser : condemn someone to something (The story describes a soul condemned to eternal punishment.)

Contraires : save

Expressions courantes : condemn to hell, condemn a soul, condemn someone to