lumber

bois de construction

Bois découpé en planches ou autres pièces pour construire ou fabriquer des objets.

En anglais simple : Wood cut into boards or other pieces for building or making things.

• We need lumber for the new shed.
• The truck delivered lumber to the building site.
• Lumber prices rose again this year.

Synonymes : timber

Expressions courantes : lumber yard, lumber prices, pine lumber

avancer lourdement

Avancer lentement et maladroitement, comme si le corps était très lourd.

En anglais simple : To move slowly and awkwardly, as if your body is heavy.

• The bear lumbered through the forest.
• He lumbered up the stairs with his bags.
• A huge truck was lumbering along the narrow road.

Comment l'utiliser : lumber along/across/into somewhere (The bear lumbered across the road.)

Synonymes : trudge, plod

Expressions courantes : lumber along, lumber toward someone, lumber up stairs

encombrer, refiler

Imposer à quelqu’un un travail, un problème ou une responsabilité indésirable et difficile à gérer.

En anglais simple : To give someone an unwanted job, problem, or responsibility that is difficult to deal with.

• They lumbered me with the extra work.
• She was lumbered with debts after the business failed.
• Why am I always lumbered with organizing everything?

Comment l'utiliser : lumber someone with something (They lumbered me with all the cleaning.); be lumbered with something (We were lumbered with a huge bill.)

Synonymes : burden, saddle

Expressions courantes : lumber someone with something, lumber someone with paperwork

encombrer

Remplir un lieu de meubles ou d’objets indésirables qui prennent trop de place.

En anglais simple : To fill a place with unwanted furniture or other things so that it becomes crowded.

• Old furniture lumbered the narrow hall.
• They lumbered up the attic with broken chairs.
• The spare room was lumbered with boxes.

Comment l'utiliser : lumber something up with something (They lumbered the room up with old chairs.)

Synonymes : clutter, encumber

Expressions courantes : lumber up something, lumber a room