line

ligne, trait

Marque longue et fine, droite ou courbe.

En anglais simple : A long, thin mark that can be straight or curved.

• Draw a straight line.
• She drew two lines across the page.
• Follow the blue line on the map.

Expressions courantes : draw a line, straight line, curved line

file d’attente, queue

Personnes placées les unes derrière les autres pour attendre leur tour.

En anglais simple : A row of people waiting for their turn.

• The line is very long.
• We waited in line for an hour.
• Please go to the back of the line.

Comment l'utiliser : in line for something (We stood in line for tickets.)

Synonymes : queue

Expressions courantes : wait in line, join the line, long line

rangée, ligne

Ensemble de personnes ou de choses placées côte à côte ou les unes derrière les autres.

En anglais simple : People or things arranged one beside another or one behind another.

• Put the chairs in a line.
• A line of houses faced the river.
• The soldiers stood in two straight lines.

Comment l'utiliser : a line of someone/something (A line of trees stood beside the road.)

Synonymes : row

Expressions courantes : a line of trees, in a line, straight line

ligne

Câble ou connexion qui transmet les appels téléphoniques ou les signaux internet.

En anglais simple : A cable or connection carrying telephone calls or internet signals.

• The phone line is dead.
• Please hold; she is on another line.
• The storm damaged several telephone lines.

Synonymes : connection

Expressions courantes : phone line, busy line, on the line

réplique

Paroles d’un personnage au théâtre ou au cinéma, ou courte remarque préparée à l’avance.

En anglais simple : Words spoken by a character in a play or film, or a short prepared remark.

• I forgot my next line.
• The actors practised their lines together.
• His opening line made the audience laugh.

Expressions courantes : learn your lines, opening line, pickup line

aligner

Placer des personnes ou des choses en une rangée droite.

En anglais simple : To put people or things in a straight row.

• Line up the chairs.
• She lined her shoes up by the door.
• The teacher lined the children up in pairs.

Comment l'utiliser : line something up (Line the bottles up on the shelf.)

Synonymes : arrange, align

Expressions courantes : line something up, line up chairs

faire la queue

Se placer dans une file avec d’autres personnes pour attendre son tour.

En anglais simple : To stand with other people in a row while waiting for your turn.

• Please line up here.
• We lined up outside the cinema.
• People were lining up to buy bread.

Comment l'utiliser : line up for something (People lined up for free tickets.)

Synonymes : queue, queue up

Expressions courantes : line up here, line up outside, line up for something

aligner

Déplacer quelque chose pour que son bord ou sa position corresponde à ceux d’un autre objet.

En anglais simple : To move something so its edge or position matches another thing.

• Line up the two edges.
• I lined the camera up with the centre of the door.
• The holes must line up exactly.

Comment l'utiliser : line something up with something (Line the edge up with the mark.)

Synonymes : align

Expressions courantes : line something up, line up with something