lay bare

mettre au jour, révéler

Faire apparaître quelque chose de caché, comme un secret, un problème ou un sentiment.

En anglais simple : To show something that was hidden, such as a secret, problem, or feeling.

• The report lays bare serious problems.
• Her letter laid bare her deepest fears.
• The trial has laid bare corruption at the highest levels.

Comment l'utiliser : lay something bare (The investigation laid their lies bare.)

Synonymes : reveal, expose, uncover

Contraires : hide, conceal

Expressions courantes : lay bare secrets, lay bare weaknesses, lay bare the truth

mettre à nu, dénuder

Retirer ce qui couvre quelque chose pour laisser sa surface visible.

En anglais simple : To remove what covers something, leaving its surface showing.

• The flood laid bare the roots.
• Strong winds laid the fields bare.
• Erosion has laid bare the rock beneath the soil.

Comment l'utiliser : lay something bare (The wind laid the hillside bare.)

Synonymes : uncover, strip, expose

Contraires : cover

Expressions courantes : lay bare roots, lay bare rock, lay bare skin