disc

disque

Objet mince, plat et rond.

En anglais simple : A thin, flat, round object.

• The toy contains a small metal disc.
• Cut the dough into flat discs.
• A bright disc of sunlight appeared through the clouds.

Comment l'utiliser : disc of something (She cut a disc of cardboard.)

Synonymes : disk

Expressions courantes : metal disc, flat disc, disc of something

disque intervertébral

Partie souple entre les os de la colonne vertébrale qui amortit les chocs et facilite les mouvements.

En anglais simple : One of the soft parts between the bones in your back that help them move comfortably.

• A damaged disc can cause back pain.
• She had surgery on a disc in her neck.
• The scan showed two worn discs.

Synonymes : intervertebral disc

Expressions courantes : slipped disc, herniated disc, damaged disc

disque

Chose de forme plate et ronde, ou qui semble avoir cette forme.

En anglais simple : Something with a flat, round shape, or something that appears to have this shape.

• The moon appeared as a pale disc.
• She cut small discs from the dough.
• A bright disc rose above the hills.

Expressions courantes : flat disc, solar disc, round disc

disque vinyle

Objet plat et rond en vinyle contenant de la musique, que l’on écoute sur un tourne-disque.

En anglais simple : A flat, round piece of vinyl that stores music and is played on a record player.

• He put a disc on the record player.
• These discs belonged to my grandfather.
• She turned the disc over to hear the other songs.

Synonymes : record, vinyl record

Expressions courantes : vinyl disc, play a disc, rare disc

mettre l’hélice au pas zéro

Mettre les pales de l’hélice au pas zéro pour augmenter la résistance de l’air et ralentir l’avion.

En anglais simple : To turn a plane's propeller blades flat against the arriving air, making them slow the plane down.

• The pilot allowed the propeller to disc.
• One propeller disced, increasing drag on that side.
• Discing both propellers helped slow the aircraft after landing.

Expressions courantes : disc the propeller, disc at touchdown