disturb

déranger

Interrompre quelqu’un pendant qu’il travaille, se repose ou fait autre chose.

En anglais simple : To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.

• Please do not disturb me.
• The ringing phone disturbed her sleep.
• Did we disturb you while you were studying?

Synonymes : interrupt, bother

Expressions courantes : disturb someone, do not disturb

perturber, troubler

Rompre le calme ou perturber l’état stable de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To break the calm or steady state of something.

• A shout disturbed the silence.
• Falling leaves disturbed the smooth surface of the pond.
• The sudden change disturbed the balance of the whole system.

Synonymes : disrupt, upset

Expressions courantes : disturb the peace, disturb the balance

déplacer, déranger

Toucher ou déplacer quelque chose qui devrait rester à sa place.

En anglais simple : To touch or move something that should stay where it is.

• Do not disturb the nest.
• Someone had disturbed the papers on my desk.
• The roots were disturbed when we moved the plant.

Synonymes : displace, move

Expressions courantes : disturb something, disturb the soil

dévier, détourner

Modifier la direction ou le trajet que quelque chose suivrait normalement.

En anglais simple : To change the direction or course that something would normally take.

• The landslide disturbed the river’s course.
• New barriers disturbed the flow, sending water into a different channel.
• Rocks had disturbed the current and redirected it toward the bank.

Synonymes : divert, redirect

Expressions courantes : disturb the course, disturb a current