lump

grosseur, boule, nodule

Boule ou gonflement sous la peau ou à l’intérieur du corps.

En anglais simple : A raised or swollen area under the skin or inside the body.

• She found a lump under her skin.
• The doctor examined the lump on his arm.
• Have you noticed any new lumps?

Comment l'utiliser : a lump in/on something (He noticed a lump on his neck.)

Synonymes : swelling, bump, nodule

Expressions courantes : painful lump, lump under something, lump in something

grumeau

Petit morceau dur dans une matière normalement lisse ou molle.

En anglais simple : A small hard piece in something that is normally smooth or soft.

• There is a lump in the sauce.
• Break up the lumps before adding milk.
• She stirred the soup until every lump disappeared.

Comment l'utiliser : a lump in something (I found a hard lump in the mixture.)

Synonymes : clump, chunk

Expressions courantes : hard lump, lump of sugar, lump in something

morceau, masse, bloc

Morceau ou tas de quelque chose sans forme précise ou régulière.

En anglais simple : A piece or pile of something without a clear or regular shape.

• He picked up a lump of clay.
• Add two small lumps of butter.
• The melted plastic formed a solid lump.

Comment l'utiliser : a lump of something (She shaped a lump of clay into a bowl.)

Synonymes : chunk, clump, mass, blob

Expressions courantes : lump of clay, lump of coal, large lump

coups, critiques, punition

Épreuve pénible faite de coups, de critiques ou de mauvais traitements ; le mot s’emploie généralement au pluriel.

En anglais simple : A painful experience of being hit, criticized, or treated badly, usually spoken of in the plural.

• He took his lumps and moved on.
• The coach has taken plenty of lumps this season.
• We must take our lumps when our plans fail.

Comment l'utiliser : take your lumps (The team took its lumps after a poor performance.)

Synonymes : punishment, beating, abuse

Expressions courantes : take a lump, take another lump

gros paresseux, lourdaud

Personne paresseuse, lente ou peu futée.

En anglais simple : A person who is lazy, slow, or not very clever.

• Get up, you lazy lump!
• He sat like a lump while everyone worked.
• Don’t be such a lump; help me carry this.

Synonymes : layabout, loafer, oaf

Expressions courantes : lazy lump, great lump, useless lump

regrouper, mettre dans le même sac

Mettre des personnes ou des choses dans un même groupe sans tenir compte de leurs différences.

En anglais simple : To put different people or things in one group without considering their differences.

• Don’t lump us all together.
• The report lumped several different problems into one category.
• Why do people lump these two writers together?

Comment l'utiliser : lump someone/something together (Don’t lump all teenagers together.); lump someone/something in with someone/something (They lumped my travel costs in with other expenses.)

Synonymes : group, bundle, classify together

Contraires : separate, distinguish

Expressions courantes : lump something together, lump someone in, lump something with something