lord over

régner sur, commander

Se comporter comme le chef ou le maître de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To act as the ruler or boss of someone or something.

• He likes to lord over his staff.
• The ruler lorded over a small kingdom.
• She refused to let her brother lord over her.

Comment l'utiliser : lord over someone/something (He tried to lord over the whole household.)

Synonymes : rule, boss around

Expressions courantes : lord over someone, lord over something

faire étalage de

Se servir d'un avantage ou d'une réussite pour faire sentir à quelqu'un qu'il est inférieur.

En anglais simple : To use an advantage or achievement to make someone feel less important than you.

• She lords her success over me.
• He lorded his victory over the other players.
• Do not lord your education over your colleagues.

Comment l'utiliser : lord something over someone (He lords his wealth over his neighbours.)

Synonymes : flaunt, show off

Expressions courantes : lord something over someone, lord success over someone

dominer

Être plus puissant, plus visible ou plus important que ce qui se trouve autour.

En anglais simple : To be more powerful, noticeable, or important than the others around you.

• A huge tower lords over the town.
• The mountain lorded over the surrounding hills.
• One company continues to lord over the market.

Comment l'utiliser : lord over something (A stone tower lords over the village.)

Synonymes : dominate, tower over

Expressions courantes : lord over something, lord over rivals