hero

héros, héroïne

Personne qui accomplit un acte très courageux ou quelque chose de remarquable, souvent en aidant les autres.

En anglais simple : Someone who does something very brave or achieves something great, often helping other people.

• The brave firefighter became a hero.
• The town honored its war heroes.
• She was hailed as a hero for leading the rescue.

Synonymes : champion

Contraires : coward

Expressions courantes : war hero, national hero, brave hero

idole, héros

Personne que l’on admire beaucoup et à laquelle on aimerait peut-être ressembler.

En anglais simple : Someone you admire very much and may want to be like.

• My grandfather is my hero.
• Meeting her childhood hero made her smile.
• Who were your heroes when you were young?

Synonymes : idol, role model

Expressions courantes : my hero, childhood hero, personal hero

héros, personnage principal

Personnage central d’une histoire ou d’un film, dont le public souhaite généralement la réussite.

En anglais simple : The main character in a story or film, usually someone the audience wants to succeed.

• The hero loses his way in the forest.
• Both novels have unlikely heroes.
• At the end, the hero returns home.

Comment l'utiliser : hero of something (The hero of the novel is a young teacher.)

Synonymes : protagonist, main character

Expressions courantes : tragic hero, hero of something, romantic hero

sauveur, héros

Personne qui te sauve du danger ou te protège quand tu as besoin d’aide.

En anglais simple : Someone who saves you from danger or protects you when you need help.

• You found my lost dog! You're my hero.
• The swimmer became her hero after saving her life.
• To the children he rescued, he will always be a hero.

Synonymes : rescuer, savior

Expressions courantes : my hero, someone's hero, a real hero

super-héros, super-héroïne

Personnage du côté du bien, doté de pouvoirs spéciaux, qui combat le mal et protège les gens.

En anglais simple : A good character with special powers who fights evil and protects people.

• The hero can fly over buildings.
• Children dressed as their favorite comic heroes.
• This masked hero uses her powers to protect the city.

Synonymes : superhero

Contraires : supervillain

Expressions courantes : masked hero, comic hero, superpowered hero

sandwich sous-marin

Grand sandwich dans un pain allongé, généralement garni de viande et de fromage.

En anglais simple : A large sandwich in a long bread roll, usually filled with meat and cheese.

• I ordered a hero for lunch.
• The deli sells meatball heroes.
• Would you like cheese on your hero?

Synonymes : sub, submarine sandwich, hoagie

Expressions courantes : Italian hero, hero sandwich, meatball hero

jouer les héros

Se comporter comme une personne courageuse, un modèle admiré ou le personnage principal d’une histoire.

En anglais simple : To behave like a brave person, an admired example, or a story's main character.

• Stop trying to hero around and get help.
• He heroed his way through every crisis.
• She spent the afternoon heroing around the playground in a cape.

Synonymes : act heroically

Expressions courantes : hero around, hero through something