dome

dôme, coupole

Toit arrondi dont la forme rappelle la moitié supérieure d’une boule.

En anglais simple : A rounded roof shaped like the top half of a ball.

• The mosque has a blue dome.
• Sunlight entered through the glass dome.
• We climbed the stairs beneath the cathedral’s great dome.

Synonymes : cupola

Expressions courantes : golden dome, glass dome, mosque dome

cloche, dôme

Objet ou couvercle arrondi qui ressemble à un bol retourné.

En anglais simple : A rounded object or cover shaped like a bowl turned upside down.

• The cake is under a glass dome.
• She lifted the dome to serve the cheese.
• A plastic dome protected the seedlings from frost.

Expressions courantes : cake dome, glass dome, plastic dome

dôme

Partie arrondie située au sommet d’une machine, comme une chaudière ou un four.

En anglais simple : A rounded part on top of a machine, such as a boiler or furnace.

• Steam collected inside the dome.
• The engineer inspected the locomotive’s steam dome.
• A valve sits above the boiler dome.

Expressions courantes : steam dome, boiler dome, furnace dome

tirer dans la tête, frapper à la tête

Frapper quelqu’un à la tête ou lui tirer dans la tête.

En anglais simple : To hit or shoot someone in the head.

• The sniper domed the enemy.
• In the game, she domed two opponents.
• He threatened to dome anyone who came closer.

Expressions courantes : dome someone, dome an enemy