lash

cil

Un des petits poils qui poussent au bord de la paupière.

En anglais simple : One of the short hairs along the edge of your eyelid.

• A lash fell onto her cheek.
• She brushed mascara onto her lashes.
• Are those your natural lashes?

Synonymes : eyelash

Expressions courantes : long lash, false lash, lash extensions

coup de fouet

Coup violent donné avec un fouet ou une corde.

En anglais simple : A sharp hit with a whip or rope.

• The lash struck his back.
• One lash was enough to leave a mark.
• He flinched at each lash of the rope.

Comment l'utiliser : lash of something (He felt the lash of the whip on his back.)

Synonymes : stroke, blow

Expressions courantes : a cruel lash, lash of something, receive a lash, a painful lash

essai, tentative

Action par laquelle on essaie de faire ou de réussir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An attempt to do something.

• I will have a lash.
• Give the puzzle a lash before asking for help.
• She had a lash at repairing the old radio.

Comment l'utiliser : have a lash at something (I will have a lash at fixing the bike.)

Synonymes : try, go, attempt

Expressions courantes : have a lash, give something a lash

fouetter, frapper

Frapper avec un fouet ou un objet semblable, ou porter des coups violents.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something with a whip or similar object; to strike forcefully.

• Rain lashed the windows.
• The guard lashed the prisoner with a whip.
• Huge waves were lashing the shore.

Comment l'utiliser : lash someone/something with something (He lashed the horse with a rope.)

Synonymes : whip, beat, strike

Expressions courantes : lash someone’s back, lash the coast, lash someone with

attacher, arrimer

Fixer solidement quelque chose ou attacher plusieurs choses ensemble avec une corde ou un lien semblable.

En anglais simple : To tie things together or fasten something firmly using rope or similar material.

• Lash the poles together.
• They lashed the boxes to the deck.
• Have you lashed the load down securely?

Comment l'utiliser : lash something to something (They lashed the bags to the roof.); lash something together (We lashed the poles together with rope.)

Synonymes : tie, fasten, bind

Contraires : untie

Expressions courantes : lash something together, lash something down, lash something to

génial, super

Dans le parler de certaines régions, très bon ou très agréable.

En anglais simple : Very good or enjoyable, in some local speech.

• That party was lash!
• We had a lash weekend by the sea.
• The music was absolutely lash.

Synonymes : great, excellent, brilliant

Contraires : awful

Expressions courantes : a lash night, absolutely lash