incoming

entrant, à l'arrivée

Qui arrive dans un lieu ou se dirige vers quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Coming into a place or moving toward someone.

• She checks all incoming mail.
• The phone displays incoming calls on its screen.
• An incoming tide covered the rocks.

Synonymes : arriving, inbound

Contraires : outgoing

Expressions courantes : incoming calls, incoming mail, incoming tide

entrant, nouvellement nommé

Qui va prendre un emploi ou une fonction officielle après le départ de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : About to begin a job or official position after someone else leaves it.

• The incoming director met the staff.
• An incoming government will face serious economic problems.
• The outgoing president welcomed the incoming president.

Synonymes : new

Contraires : outgoing

Expressions courantes : incoming president, incoming government, incoming director

Attention !, À couvert !

Cri avertissant de l’arrivée de quelque chose de dangereux, notamment des obus ennemis.

En anglais simple : A shouted warning that something dangerous is coming toward you, especially enemy shells.

• 'Incoming!' he shouted.
• 'Incoming! Get down behind the wall!'
• Someone yelled 'Incoming!' as the shell approached.

Synonymes : Look out!

Expressions courantes : incoming take cover, incoming get down

arrivée, entrée

Fait d’arriver dans un lieu ou d’y entrer.

En anglais simple : The act of entering or arriving somewhere.

• The guard recorded each incoming.
• A bell marked the incoming of the visitors.
• The ledger lists the incomings and outgoings of guests.

Comment l'utiliser : incoming of someone/something (A bell announced the incoming of each guest.)

Synonymes : arrival, entry

Contraires : departure

Expressions courantes : incoming of something, incoming and outgoing, each incoming

tirs ennemis

Balles ou obus tirés par l’ennemi vers votre position.

En anglais simple : Shots or shells fired by the enemy toward your position.

• The incoming forced us into the bunker.
• Heavy incoming continued throughout the night.
• We heard incoming from the hills.

Synonymes : enemy fire

Expressions courantes : heavy incoming, incoming from something, under incoming