hack

pirater

Entrer sans autorisation dans un système informatique ou modifier un logiciel par des méthodes ingénieuses et inhabituelles.

En anglais simple : To enter a computer system without permission, or change software in clever, unusual ways.

• Someone hacked my account.
• They hacked into the server last night.
• She hacked the software to add a new feature.

Comment l'utiliser : hack into something (Someone hacked into the company network.)

Expressions courantes : hack into something, hack an account, hack a computer

tailler, couper à coups de hache

Couper quelque chose grossièrement en donnant plusieurs coups puissants.

En anglais simple : To cut something roughly with strong, repeated blows.

• He hacked at the wood.
• She hacked a path through the bushes.
• They hacked off the dead branches.

Comment l'utiliser : hack at something (She hacked at the thick branches.); hack through something (They hacked through the bushes.)

Synonymes : chop, slash

Expressions courantes : hack at something, hack something off, hack through something

optimiser

Rendre quelque chose plus facile ou meilleur grâce à des astuces ou à des méthodes inhabituelles.

En anglais simple : To make something easier or better by using clever tricks or unusual methods.

• Try to hack your morning routine.
• She hacked her study habits with simple timers.
• These tips help you hack your workday.

Synonymes : optimize

Expressions courantes : hack your routine, hack your sleep, hack your life

tenir le coup, supporter

Réussir à affronter une situation difficile ou à supporter ce qu’elle exige.

En anglais simple : To manage a difficult situation or deal with its demands.

• I cannot hack this pressure.
• She left because she could not hack it.
• Can you hack life on a busy farm?

Synonymes : cope, manage

Expressions courantes : hack it, hack the pressure

astuce

Truc ingénieux ou méthode simple qui fait gagner du temps ou facilite une tâche.

En anglais simple : A clever trick or easy method that saves time or makes something simpler.

• This kitchen hack saves time.
• She shared a hack for folding shirts.
• Have you tried any of these cleaning hacks?

Synonymes : tip, trick, shortcut

Expressions courantes : life hack, cleaning hack, kitchen hack

piratage

Accès non autorisé à un système informatique, ou outil permettant un accès caché à un logiciel.

En anglais simple : An unauthorized entry into a computer system, or a tool that gives hidden access to software.

• The hack exposed customer passwords.
• He used a hack to unlock the game characters.
• Several accounts were damaged in the hack.

Synonymes : breach

Expressions courantes : a computer hack, a game hack, a network hack

bricolage, solution de fortune

Dispositif ou solution réalisés rapidement qui fonctionnent, même s’ils sont rudimentaires ou temporaires.

En anglais simple : A quickly made device or solution that works, although it may be rough or temporary.

• This hack keeps the door shut.
• We built a hack from spare parts.
• The software works, but the repair is a messy hack.

Synonymes : workaround, quick fix

Expressions courantes : a quick hack, a temporary hack, a clever hack

écrivassier, tâcheron

Personne qui produit un travail banal ou mauvais, souvent uniquement pour gagner de l’argent.

En anglais simple : Someone who produces ordinary or poor work, often just to earn money.

• That writer is a hack.
• Critics dismissed the painter as a hack.
• The paper employs several hacks who recycle old stories.

Expressions courantes : a political hack, a literary hack, a newspaper hack