disarm

désarmer

Enlever ses armes à quelqu’un ou abandonner ses propres armes.

En anglais simple : To take weapons away from someone, or give up weapons.

• The officer disarmed the attacker.
• Both armies agreed to disarm after the war.
• They trained us to disarm someone holding a knife.

Synonymes : take weapons from

Contraires : arm

Expressions courantes : disarm a soldier, disarm the rebels, disarm someone safely

désarmer, apaiser

Réduire la colère ou l’hostilité de quelqu’un, ou rendre quelque chose incapable de nuire.

En anglais simple : To make someone less angry or unfriendly, or make something unable to cause harm.

• His friendly smile disarmed me.
• Her honesty disarmed even the harshest critics.
• A little humour can disarm an angry audience.

Comment l'utiliser : disarm someone with something (She disarmed her critics with a warm smile.)

Synonymes : pacify, win over, neutralize

Expressions courantes : disarm someone's anger, disarm the critics, disarm with charm