crater

cratère

Grand trou rond formé lorsqu’un objet venu de l’espace frappe le sol.

En anglais simple : A large round hole made when something from space hits the ground.

• The rock left a huge crater.
• Several craters cover this part of the moon.
• Scientists measured the crater after the meteorite hit.

Synonymes : impact pit

Expressions courantes : impact crater, lunar crater, deep crater

cratère

Grande ouverture au sommet d’un volcan, d’où sortent des roches brûlantes et des gaz.

En anglais simple : The large opening at the top of a volcano, where hot rock and gases come out.

• Smoke rose from the crater.
• We walked around the volcano’s crater.
• Hot water filled the crater of the geyser.

Expressions courantes : volcanic crater, crater rim, crater lake

s’effondrer

Échouer brutalement et gravement, ou perdre presque toute sa valeur ou sa force.

En anglais simple : To fail suddenly and badly, or lose almost all value or strength.

• Sales cratered last month.
• The company’s value cratered after the scandal.
• Could the whole economy crater this year?

Synonymes : collapse, crash, plummet

Expressions courantes : crater overnight, sales crater, prices crater

se planter, chuter

Tomber ou heurter quelque chose violemment, surtout en allant vite.

En anglais simple : To fall or hit something hard, especially while moving fast.

• He cratered on his first jump.
• My brother cratered into the snow beside me.
• She lost control and cratered at the bottom of the slope.

Comment l'utiliser : crater into something (The skier cratered into a pile of snow.)

Synonymes : crash, fall

Expressions courantes : crater into something, crater on landing