hooked

accro, passionné

Tellement intéressé par quelque chose qu’on veut sans cesse continuer à en profiter.

En anglais simple : So interested in something that you keep wanting to do or enjoy it.

• I am hooked on this game.
• The first chapter had me hooked.
• She got hooked on swimming last summer.

Comment l'utiliser : be hooked on something (I am hooked on this new series.)

Synonymes : obsessed, captivated

Expressions courantes : hooked on something, get hooked, completely hooked

accro, dépendant

Qui n’arrive pas à arrêter de consommer une substance ou de pratiquer une activité nuisible.

En anglais simple : Unable to stop using a harmful substance or doing a harmful activity.

• She became hooked on nicotine.
• He is hooked on gambling.
• It took years to stop being hooked on drugs.

Comment l'utiliser : be hooked on something (He was hooked on cigarettes for years.)

Synonymes : addicted, dependent

Expressions courantes : hooked on drugs, hooked on nicotine, get hooked

crochu, recourbé

Dont le bout est fortement courbé, comme un crochet.

En anglais simple : Having an end that bends sharply around.

• The bird has a hooked beak.
• He drew a face with a hooked nose.
• The cat caught the fabric with its hooked claws.

Synonymes : curved

Contraires : straight

Expressions courantes : hooked beak, hooked nose, hooked claws