denounce

condamner, dénoncer

Dire publiquement et avec force qu’une personne ou une chose est mauvaise ou inacceptable.

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

• The mayor denounced the violence.
• She publicly denounced the government's decision.
• Several speakers denounced him as a liar.

Comment l'utiliser : denounce someone/something as something (Campaigners denounced the policy as unfair.)

Synonymes : condemn, criticize, decry

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : denounce violence, publicly denounce something, denounce someone as

dénoncer

Accuser officiellement quelqu’un d’un acte répréhensible, notamment en le signalant aux autorités.

En anglais simple : To formally accuse someone of wrongdoing, especially by reporting them to the authorities.

• Someone denounced him to the police.
• She refused to denounce her friends.
• The arrested man had been denounced as a spy.

Comment l'utiliser : denounce someone to someone (He denounced his former partner to the police.); denounce someone for something (A neighbour denounced her for hiding stolen goods.)

Synonymes : report, inform on, accuse

Expressions courantes : denounce someone to, denounce a suspect, denounce a neighbour