loom

se profiler, menacer

Sembler sur le point de se produire, surtout pour un événement inquiétant ou désagréable.

En anglais simple : To seem likely to happen soon, especially when the event is worrying or unpleasant.

• A crisis is looming.
• The deadline loomed as we struggled to finish.
• Further job cuts loom on the horizon.

Comment l'utiliser : loom over someone/something (The threat of closure looms over the school.)

Synonymes : approach, threaten

Expressions courantes : loom ahead, loom large, loom on the horizon

se profiler, surgir

Apparaître sous une forme grande et floue, souvent inquiétante.

En anglais simple : To appear as a large, unclear shape, often looking frightening.

• A tower loomed above us.
• The ship began to loom through the fog.
• Huge mountains loom over the small town.

Comment l'utiliser : loom over someone/something (A ruined castle loomed over the village.); loom out of something (A dark figure loomed out of the mist.)

Synonymes : tower, emerge

Expressions courantes : loom over someone, loom in darkness, loom through fog

métier à tisser

Cadre ou machine qui fabrique du tissu en faisant passer des fils dessus et dessous les autres.

En anglais simple : A frame or machine used to turn threads into cloth by passing them over and under each other.

• She weaves cloth on a loom.
• The old wooden loom still works.
• The factory replaced its looms with faster machines.

Expressions courantes : wooden loom, weaving loom, work a loom

outil, ustensile

Outil, arme ou autre objet ; ce sens apparaît généralement dans un mot plus long.

En anglais simple : A tool, weapon, or other object, usually referred to as part of a longer word.

• The inventory listed a loom used for cutting.
• Each iron loom hung beside the workbench.
• The old account describes weapons and household looms.

Synonymes : tool, implement, utensil, article

Expressions courantes : household loom, iron loom, use a loom