corner

coin, angle

Point ou endroit où deux lignes, bords ou côtés se rejoignent.

En anglais simple : The point or place where two lines, edges, or sides meet.

• The table has sharp corners.
• She folded the corner of the page.
• Put the chair in that corner.

Comment l'utiliser : corner of something (Write your name in the corner of the page.)

Expressions courantes : corner of something, sharp corner, top corner, in a corner

coin

Endroit où deux rues se rejoignent, surtout le trottoir à cet endroit.

En anglais simple : The place where two streets meet, especially the pavement beside them.

• Meet me at the corner.
• There is a bakery on the corner.
• She turned left at the next corner.

Comment l'utiliser : on the corner of A and B (The café is on the corner of Hill Street and Park Road.)

Expressions courantes : street corner, on the corner, corner of something

monopole

Contrôle de la majorité d’un produit disponible à la vente, permettant d’influencer son prix.

En anglais simple : Control of most of the supply of something for sale, allowing someone to influence its price.

• They gained a corner on the market.
• A corner on wheat allowed the traders to raise prices.
• The company lost its corner on the supply of silver.

Comment l'utiliser : a corner on something (The company gained a corner on the copper market.)

Synonymes : monopoly

Expressions courantes : corner on something, corner on the market

coincer, acculer

Mettre quelqu’un dans un endroit ou une situation dont il ne peut pas facilement sortir.

En anglais simple : To get someone into a place or situation where they cannot easily escape.

• The police cornered the thief.
• She cornered me in the hallway and asked for money.
• The frightened animal attacked when it was cornered.

Comment l'utiliser : corner someone/something in something (The dog cornered the cat in the kitchen.)

Synonymes : trap

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : corner someone, corner someone in, corner an animal

prendre un virage

Suivre une courbe sur une route ou une piste, notamment en conduisant.

En anglais simple : To move or drive around a bend in a road or track.

• This car corners well.
• The driver cornered too fast and lost control.
• The bike corners smoothly on dry roads.

Synonymes : turn

Expressions courantes : corner well, corner at speed, corner smoothly

monopoliser, accaparer

Acheter ou contrôler une quantité suffisante d’un produit pour pouvoir influencer son prix.

En anglais simple : To buy or control enough of something for sale to influence its price.

• The company tried to corner the market.
• Investors cornered the supply of silver.
• One firm has cornered the market in rare seeds.

Comment l'utiliser : corner the market in something (They tried to corner the market in copper.)

Synonymes : monopolize

Expressions courantes : corner the market, corner a market, corner the supply