ice

glace

Eau devenue solide sous l’effet du froid.

En anglais simple : Water that has become hard because it is very cold.

• Put some ice in my drink.
• The ice melted in the sun.
• We walked carefully across the ice.

Expressions courantes : ice cubes, thin ice, on ice

gêne, froideur

Malaise entre des personnes qui les empêche de parler librement.

En anglais simple : An uncomfortable feeling between people that makes it hard for them to talk freely.

• A joke broke the ice.
• We played a game to break the ice.
• The ice between them melted as they talked.

Synonymes : awkwardness, reserve

Expressions courantes : break the ice, ice between people

froideur

Absence de chaleur, de gentillesse ou de sentiments amicaux.

En anglais simple : A lack of warmth, kindness, or friendly feeling.

• There was ice in her voice.
• His eyes were full of ice.
• She seemed to have a heart of ice.

Synonymes : coldness, cold-heartedness

Contraires : warmth

Expressions courantes : heart of ice, ice in something, voice like ice

glacer

Recouvrir un gâteau d’une préparation sucrée à base de sucre.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you cover a cake with a sweet sugar mixture.

• Let the cake cool before you ice it.
• She iced the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
• Will you ice my birthday cake?

Comment l'utiliser : ice something with something (Ice the cake with lemon icing.)

Synonymes : frost

Expressions courantes : ice a cake, ice the cupcakes, ice with something

appliquer de la glace, refroidir avec de la glace

Mettre de la glace sur quelque chose pour le refroidir ou réduire un gonflement.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you put frozen water on something to make it cold or reduce swelling.

• Ice your ankle after exercise.
• She iced her sore knee for ten minutes.
• We iced the bottles before the guests arrived.

Synonymes : chill, cool

Contraires : heat

Expressions courantes : ice your knee, ice an injury, ice a drink

geler

Pour une surface, se couvrir de glace.

En anglais simple : If a surface does this, it becomes covered in frozen water.

• The bridge may ice overnight.
• The pond iced over during the night.
• These steps ice up quickly in cold weather.

Synonymes : freeze, freeze over

Contraires : thaw

Expressions courantes : ice over, ice up, ice overnight

buter, liquider

Dans un langage familier, tuer quelqu’un volontairement.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you deliberately kill someone.

• The gangster threatened to ice him.
• They iced the witness before the trial.
• The boss ordered someone to ice his rival.

Synonymes : murder, kill

Expressions courantes : ice someone, ice a rival, ice a witness

écraser, battre à plate couture

Battre un adversaire avec une très grande avance.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you beat an opponent by a large margin.

• Our team iced its rivals.
• She iced every opponent in the tournament.
• The candidate iced his challenger in the election.

Synonymes : crush, trounce

Expressions courantes : ice an opponent, ice a rival, ice the competition