hole

trou

Espace vide dans quelque chose de solide, à l’endroit où de la matière manque.

En anglais simple : An empty space in something solid, where some material is missing.

• There’s a hole in the wall.
• We filled the holes with wet sand.
• How did that hole appear in the roof?

Comment l'utiliser : a hole in something (There is a hole in the wall.)

Synonymes : gap, opening

Expressions courantes : hole in something, fill a hole, make a hole

trou, cavité

Espace creux qui s’enfonce dans quelque chose, notamment une fosse creusée dans le sol.

En anglais simple : A hollow space extending into something, especially a pit dug in the ground.

• Dig a hole for the tree.
• The dog buried its bone in a hole.
• We found several deep holes beside the path.

Comment l'utiliser : a hole in something (They dug a hole in the ground.)

Synonymes : pit, cavity

Expressions courantes : dig a hole, deep hole, hole in something

trou

Ouverture qui traverse entièrement une matière, comme le tissu, le bois ou le métal.

En anglais simple : An opening that passes completely through material, such as cloth, wood, or metal.

• My shirt has a hole in it.
• Rain came through a hole in the tent.
• She patched the holes in his socks.

Comment l'utiliser : a hole in something (My sock has a hole in it.)

Synonymes : opening, perforation

Expressions courantes : hole in something, hole through something, small hole

percer, trouer

Faire une ou plusieurs ouvertures dans une surface ou un objet.

En anglais simple : To make an opening or openings in a surface or object.

• A bullet holed the boat.
• The ship was holed below the waterline.
• Flying stones had holed several metal panels.

Synonymes : pierce, puncture, perforate

Expressions courantes : hole a ship, hole the hull

démolir, détruire

Ruiner complètement quelque chose, par exemple un argument ou un projet.

En anglais simple : To completely damage or defeat something, such as an argument or plan.

• That fact holed his argument.
• The new evidence completely holed their case.
• Her criticism holed the theory before anyone could defend it.

Synonymes : destroy, demolish

Expressions courantes : hole an argument, hole a theory, hole someone’s case