glue

colle

Liquide collant utilisé pour assembler des objets.

En anglais simple : A sticky liquid used to join things together.

• I need some glue.
• Put glue on the back of the picture.
• Has the glue dried yet?

Synonymes : adhesive

Expressions courantes : bottle of glue, glue stick, wood glue

colle, adhésif

Substance servant à coller des objets, notamment la colle solide fabriquée à partir d’os ou de peaux d’animaux.

En anglais simple : A sticky substance for joining things, including a hard substance made from animal bones or skin.

• The glue came in hard blocks.
• They dissolved animal glue in warm water.
• Different glues work best on different materials.

Synonymes : adhesive, cement

Expressions courantes : animal glue, hide glue, strong glue

coller

Fixer des objets ensemble avec de la colle.

En anglais simple : To join things together using a sticky substance.

• Glue the paper here.
• She glued the handle back on.
• Have you glued the wings to the model?

Comment l'utiliser : glue something to/onto something (Glue the photo onto the card.); glue something together (We glued the broken pieces together.)

Synonymes : stick, paste, bond

Expressions courantes : glue something together, glue something onto something, glue something back

river, scotcher

Retenir quelqu’un près de quelque chose ou lui faire garder les yeux dessus avec une attention totale.

En anglais simple : To make someone stay very close to something or keep watching it with full attention.

• His eyes were glued to the screen.
• The final scene glued us to our seats.
• She stayed glued to her phone all evening.

Comment l'utiliser : be glued to something (The children were glued to the television.)

Synonymes : fix, rivet

Expressions courantes : glue someone to something, glue eyes to something