gorge

gorge, ravin

Une vallée profonde et étroite aux parois rocheuses abruptes, souvent parcourue par une rivière au fond.

En anglais simple : A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a river at the bottom.

• A river runs through the gorge.
• We crossed the gorge on a narrow bridge.
• The hikers explored several steep gorges before sunset.

Synonymes : ravine, canyon

Expressions courantes : deep gorge, river gorge, rocky gorge

contenu de l’estomac

La nourriture dans la gorge ou l’estomac, surtout lorsqu’elle remonte à cause d’une maladie ou du dégoût.

En anglais simple : Food in the throat or stomach, especially when it comes back up because of sickness or disgust.

• The smell made my gorge rise.
• His gorge rose at the sight of the spoiled meat.
• She turned away, feeling her gorge rise.

Comment l'utiliser : someone’s gorge rises at something (My gorge rises at the smell of rotten fish.)

Synonymes : stomach contents

Expressions courantes : my gorge rises, someone’s gorge rises

obstruction, embâcle

Un amas qui bouche une rivière ou un autre passage et empêche ce qui s’y trouve de circuler.

En anglais simple : A blockage that fills a river or another passage and stops movement through it.

• An ice gorge blocked the river.
• Water rose behind the gorge as more ice arrived.
• The thaw finally broke up the ice gorge.

Synonymes : blockage, jam, obstruction

Expressions courantes : ice gorge, river gorge

se gaver, se goinfrer

Manger avec avidité une très grande quantité, bien au-delà de ses besoins.

En anglais simple : To eat a very large amount, eagerly and beyond what you need.

• They gorged on cake.
• He gorged himself on sweets after dinner.
• Why do we gorge ourselves at every family party?

Comment l'utiliser : gorge on something (The children gorged on chocolate.); gorge oneself on something (We gorged ourselves on fresh bread and cheese.)

Synonymes : overeat, stuff oneself

Contraires : fast

Expressions courantes : gorge on something, gorge oneself on, gorge on chocolate

magnifique, superbe

Très beau ou attirant.

En anglais simple : Very beautiful or attractive.

• Your dress is gorge!
• She looked absolutely gorge at the party.
• Those shoes are gorge with that skirt.

Synonymes : gorgeous, beautiful, stunning

Contraires : ugly

Expressions courantes : look gorge, absolutely gorge, gorge dress