lobby

hall, vestibule

Espace juste à l’intérieur de l’entrée d’un bâtiment, où l’on peut attendre ou se retrouver.

En anglais simple : An area just inside a building's entrance where people can wait or meet.

• Meet me in the lobby.
• The hotel lobby has comfortable chairs.
• Several guests were waiting in the lobby.

Synonymes : entrance hall, foyer

Expressions courantes : hotel lobby, in the lobby, lobby entrance, entrance lobby

groupe de pression, lobby

Groupe de personnes qui cherchent à convaincre les responsables politiques de soutenir leurs intérêts.

En anglais simple : A group of people who try to persuade politicians to support their interests.

• The farming lobby opposed the tax.
• A powerful business lobby supported the proposal.
• The gun lobby wants fewer restrictions on ownership.

Synonymes : pressure group, interest group

Expressions courantes : business lobby, powerful lobby, antiwar lobby

enclos à bétail

Petit espace près des bâtiments d’une ferme, entouré de clôtures ou de plantes, où l’on garde les bovins.

En anglais simple : A small area near farm buildings, enclosed by fences or plants, where cattle are kept.

• The cows stood in the lobby.
• A hedge enclosed the lobby beside the farmyard.
• The farmer opened the lobby gate for the cattle.

Synonymes : cowyard, paddock

Expressions courantes : farmyard lobby, cattle lobby

faire pression, faire du lobbying

Chercher à convaincre une personne qui a du pouvoir de soutenir une idée ou une décision précise.

En anglais simple : To try to persuade someone in authority to support a particular idea or decision.

• They lobby for better schools.
• Businesses lobbied the government to lower taxes.
• Who is lobbying against the proposal?

Comment l'utiliser : lobby someone to do something (We lobbied the council to protect the park.); lobby for something (Parents are lobbying for safer crossings.); lobby against something (The group lobbied against the new tax.)

Synonymes : campaign, press, petition

Expressions courantes : lobby for something, lobby against something, lobby the government