lodge

chalet, pavillon de chasse

Bâtiment à la campagne où l’on séjourne pour les vacances ou pour pratiquer des activités de plein air.

En anglais simple : A building in the countryside where people stay for holidays or outdoor activities.

• We stayed in a mountain lodge.
• The hunters returned to their lodge before dark.
• Several wooden lodges overlook the lake.

Synonymes : cabin, chalet

Expressions courantes : hunting lodge, ski lodge, mountain lodge

auberge, hôtel rural

Hôtel ou auberge, surtout situé à la campagne.

En anglais simple : A hotel or inn, especially one in the countryside.

• The lodge serves breakfast at seven.
• We booked two rooms at a country lodge.
• The lodge’s guests can use the swimming pool.

Synonymes : inn, hotel

Expressions courantes : a rural lodge, book a lodge, lodge guests

loge du gardien, pavillon du gardien

Petite maison séparée où vit un domestique ou un employé d’une grande propriété.

En anglais simple : A small separate house where a servant or worker on a large property lives.

• The gardener lived in a small lodge.
• A lodge stood beside the estate’s main gate.
• They repaired the keeper’s lodge before he moved in.

Expressions courantes : gate lodge, gardener’s lodge, porter’s lodge

hutte de castor

Abri qu’un castor construit avec des branches et de la boue dans un lac ou un étang.

En anglais simple : A shelter that a beaver builds from branches and mud in a lake or pond.

• The beaver built a lodge.
• We spotted two lodges near the lake’s edge.
• The lodge has an entrance below the water.

Synonymes : beaver den

Expressions courantes : beaver lodge, build a lodge, underwater lodge entrance

se coincer, se loger

Rester fermement bloqué quelque part et être difficile à retirer.

En anglais simple : To become stuck firmly in a place and be difficult to remove.

• A seed lodged between my teeth.
• The bullet lodged in a tree.
• Small stones can lodge in the tire.

Comment l'utiliser : lodge in something (A small bone lodged in his throat.); lodge between A and B (The stick lodged between the two rocks.)

Synonymes : get stuck, become embedded

Expressions courantes : lodge in something, lodge between something

coincer, enfoncer

Faire rester quelque chose solidement coincé ou enfoncé à un endroit.

En anglais simple : To make something stick firmly in a particular place.

• The fall lodged a stone in my shoe.
• He lodged the wedge firmly beneath the door.
• The blast had lodged metal fragments in the wall.

Comment l'utiliser : lodge something in something (The impact lodged a splinter in his hand.); lodge something between A and B (She lodged a stick between the rocks.)

Synonymes : embed, wedge, fix

Contraires : dislodge

Expressions courantes : lodge something in something, lodge something firmly

loger, séjourner

Vivre ou séjourner provisoirement chez quelqu’un, souvent en payant pour une chambre.

En anglais simple : To live or stay temporarily in someone else’s home, often paying for a room.

• We lodged with my aunt.
• He lodged in a rented room while studying.
• Where will the visiting students lodge?

Comment l'utiliser : lodge with someone (He lodged with a local family.); lodge at/in something (She lodged at a small guesthouse.)

Synonymes : stay, board, reside

Expressions courantes : lodge with someone, lodge at something

loger, héberger

Donner à quelqu’un une chambre ou un endroit où dormir pendant un certain temps.

En anglais simple : To give someone a room or place to sleep for a time.

• We can lodge two guests here.
• The visitors were lodged in a small hotel.
• Who will lodge the students during their visit?

Comment l'utiliser : lodge someone in/at something (The organizers lodged the visitors in a nearby hotel.); lodge someone with someone (The school lodged each student with a local family.)

Synonymes : house, accommodate, put up

Expressions courantes : lodge someone overnight, lodge someone in something