distress

détresse, souffrance

Sentiment très intense de douleur, d’inquiétude, de peur ou de tristesse.

En anglais simple : Strong feelings of pain, worry, fear, or sadness.

• She was in great distress.
• The news caused him considerable distress.
• We tried to comfort the child and ease her distress.

Synonymes : suffering, anguish

Contraires : comfort, peace

Expressions courantes : emotional distress, great distress, cause distress

affliction, tourment

Quelque chose qui provoque une grande douleur, beaucoup d’inquiétude ou de tristesse.

En anglais simple : Something that causes strong pain, worry, or sadness.

• The debt was a constant distress.
• Her son's illness became her greatest distress.
• He wrote about the many distresses of his early life.

Comment l'utiliser : a distress to someone (His long absence was a distress to his family.)

Synonymes : trouble, affliction

Expressions courantes : a great distress, a constant distress, distress to someone

affliger, bouleverser

Rendre quelqu’un très inquiet, triste ou bouleversé.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel very worried, sad, or upset.

• The news distressed her.
• I did not mean to distress you.
• The sight of injured animals deeply distresses him.

Synonymes : upset, trouble, afflict

Contraires : comfort, reassure

Expressions courantes : distress someone deeply, distress the family, distress someone greatly

difficultés financières, détresse financière

Situation où une personne manque d’argent ou ne peut pas payer ses dettes.

En anglais simple : A situation in which someone lacks money or cannot pay what they owe.

• The business is in financial distress.
• Rising debts pushed the family into financial distress.
• The bank offered help to borrowers experiencing financial distress.

Comment l'utiliser : be in financial distress (The company is in financial distress after losing its largest customer.)

Synonymes : financial hardship, financial difficulty

Contraires : prosperity

Expressions courantes : financial distress, economic distress, in financial distress

être en détresse

Être en grand danger et avoir besoin d’aide.

En anglais simple : To be in serious danger and need help.

• The ship was in distress.
• A pilot sent a distress call before landing.
• Rescuers searched for sailors in distress.

Comment l'utiliser : be in distress (The fishing boat was in distress during the storm.)

Synonymes : be in danger, be in trouble

Contraires : be safe

Expressions courantes : in distress, distress signal, distress call

vieillir, patiner

Donner volontairement à un objet neuf l’air d’être ancien, usé ou abîmé.

En anglais simple : To deliberately make something new look old, worn, or damaged.

• They distressed the new table.
• Use sandpaper to distress the painted edges.
• She distresses denim to give it a worn look.

Synonymes : age, weather

Expressions courantes : distress the wood, distress the surface, distress your jeans, distress the furniture