holocaust

holocauste, massacre

Meurtre d’un très grand nombre de personnes ou d’animaux, souvent accompagné de destructions étendues.

En anglais simple : The killing of very large numbers of people or animals, often with widespread destruction.

• They feared a nuclear holocaust.
• The film imagines life after a holocaust.
• Survivors described the holocaust that destroyed their communities.

Synonymes : massacre, slaughter, annihilation

Expressions courantes : nuclear holocaust, prevent a holocaust

holocauste

Animal ou autre offrande entièrement brûlé pour un dieu lors d’une cérémonie religieuse.

En anglais simple : An animal or other gift to a god that is burned completely during a religious ceremony.

• The priest offered a holocaust at the altar.
• The animal became a holocaust during the ceremony.
• Ancient accounts describe holocausts offered to the gods.

Synonymes : burnt offering

Expressions courantes : offer a holocaust, ritual holocaust

grand sacrifice

Sacrifice d’une très grande partie ou de la totalité de quelque chose de précieux.

En anglais simple : A very large or complete sacrifice of something valuable.

• The poet called their sacrifice a holocaust.
• They offered a holocaust of their wealth to the cause.
• The story ends with a great holocaust of personal hopes.

Comment l'utiliser : holocaust of something (The war demanded a holocaust of young lives.)

Synonymes : sacrifice, offering

Expressions courantes : holocaust of something, great holocaust

holocauste

Destruction totale par le feu, ou chose entièrement détruite par le feu.

En anglais simple : Complete destruction by fire, or something that has been completely destroyed by fire.

• The fire turned the village into a holocaust.
• Nothing survived the fiery holocaust.
• The writer described the burned city as a holocaust.

Comment l'utiliser : holocaust of something (The blaze became a holocaust of homes and shops.)

Synonymes : conflagration

Expressions courantes : fiery holocaust, holocaust of something

sacrifier par le feu

Brûler entièrement un animal ou une autre offrande pour le donner à un dieu.

En anglais simple : To burn an animal or another gift completely as an offering to a god.

• The priests prepared to holocaust the animal.
• They holocausted a bull as an offering.
• The account describes animals being holocausted during the ritual.

Comment l'utiliser : holocaust something (The priests would holocaust a ram at the altar.)

Synonymes : sacrifice

Expressions courantes : holocaust an animal, holocaust a victim

anéantir, réduire en cendres

Détruire complètement quelque chose, notamment en le brûlant.

En anglais simple : To destroy something completely, especially by burning it.

• The fire seemed ready to holocaust the village.
• Flames holocausted the wooden buildings.
• The city had been holocausted in a single night.

Comment l'utiliser : holocaust something (The flames threatened to holocaust the settlement.)

Synonymes : destroy, annihilate

Expressions courantes : holocaust a city, holocaust something completely

massacrer, exterminer

Tuer tous les membres d’un groupe humain ou un très grand nombre d’entre eux.

En anglais simple : To kill all or very many members of a group of people.

• The invaders threatened to holocaust the population.
• The writer described entire communities being holocausted.
• The army had holocausted thousands of civilians.

Comment l'utiliser : holocaust someone (The account accuses the invaders of attempting to holocaust the population.)

Synonymes : massacre, exterminate, annihilate

Expressions courantes : holocaust a population, holocaust entire communities