gig

concert, prestation

Concert d’un musicien ou d’un groupe, ou travail consistant à se produire devant un public.

En anglais simple : A live performance by a musician or band, or a job performing for an audience.

• The band has a gig tonight.
• We played three gigs last weekend.
• Did you get tickets for her next gig?

Synonymes : performance, concert, engagement

Expressions courantes : play a gig, live gig, gig at something, first gig

boulot, mission

Travail, surtout de courte durée ou effectué de manière indépendante pour un client.

En anglais simple : A job, especially a short job or one done independently for a customer.

• I need a new gig.
• She found a weekend gig at a cafe.
• Freelance gigs helped him pay the rent.

Comment l'utiliser : gig as something (He got a gig as a delivery driver.)

Synonymes : job, assignment

Expressions courantes : side gig, freelance gig, gig as something, get a gig

point de pénalité, sanction disciplinaire

Pénalité inscrite au dossier d’un soldat pour avoir enfreint des règles de tenue ou de comportement.

En anglais simple : A penalty recorded against a soldier for breaking rules about appearance or behavior.

• The soldier received a gig.
• Two gigs were recorded after the uniform inspection.
• She got a gig for leaving her buttons undone.

Comment l'utiliser : gig for something (He received a gig for dirty boots.)

Synonymes : demerit

Expressions courantes : receive a gig, gig for something, get a gig

donner des concerts, se produire

Jouer de la musique devant un public, généralement contre rémunération.

En anglais simple : To play music for an audience, usually as paid work.

• We gig every weekend.
• He gigged with several bands last year.
• Are you still gigging at that club?

Comment l'utiliser : gig at a place (We gig at local pubs every Friday.); gig with someone (She gigs with a jazz band.)

Synonymes : perform, play

Expressions courantes : gig at something, gig with someone, gig around town

sanctionner, pénaliser

Infliger à un soldat une pénalité inscrite à son dossier pour une infraction aux règles de tenue ou de comportement.

En anglais simple : To give a soldier a recorded penalty for breaking rules about appearance or behavior.

• The officer gigged three soldiers.
• He was gigged for leaving his bed unmade.
• Will they gig me for these dirty boots?

Comment l'utiliser : gig someone for something (The sergeant gigged him for a dirty uniform.)

Synonymes : penalize

Expressions courantes : gig someone for, gig a soldier

taquiner, se moquer de

Faire des plaisanteries sur quelqu’un qui risquent de le faire se sentir ridicule.

En anglais simple : To joke about someone in a way that may make them feel foolish.

• Stop gigging your little brother.
• They gigged me about my strange hat.
• He was always gigging her for arriving late.

Comment l'utiliser : gig someone about something (His friends gigged him about his new haircut.); gig someone for doing something (She gigged him for forgetting his own birthday.)

Synonymes : tease, mock, make fun of

Expressions courantes : gig someone about, gig someone for