damages

dommages-intérêts

Somme versée à une personne pour compenser un dommage ou une perte qu’elle a subis.

En anglais simple : Money paid to someone because they have suffered harm or loss.

• The court awarded her damages.
• He is seeking damages for lost income.
• The company paid substantial damages to the injured workers.

Comment l'utiliser : damages for something (She claimed damages for the injury.); damages of an amount (The court awarded damages of fifty thousand dollars.)

Synonymes : compensation

Expressions courantes : claim damages, award damages, damages for something

dommages, dégâts

Différents cas ou types de dégâts, de préjudices ou de pertes.

En anglais simple : Different instances or types of harm or loss.

• The report lists several environmental damages.
• Researchers compared the damages caused by different storms.
• The survey recorded physical and economic damages across the region.

Synonymes : losses, injuries

Expressions courantes : environmental damages, physical damages, assess damages