metal

métal

Matière comme le fer ou l’or, généralement dure et brillante, qui conduit la chaleur et l’électricité.

En anglais simple : A usually hard, shiny material, such as iron or gold, that carries heat and electricity.

• The box is made of metal.
• Some metals are softer than others.
• We collected scrap metal from the old factory.

Expressions courantes : made of metal, scrap metal, metal door

metal, heavy metal

Genre de rock aux guitares électriques très fortes et aux sons de batterie puissants.

En anglais simple : A type of rock music with loud electric guitars and strong drum sounds.

• My brother listens to metal.
• She plays guitar in a metal band.
• We heard three metal bands at the festival.

Synonymes : heavy metal

Expressions courantes : heavy metal, metal band, metal music

compagnie opératrice

Compagnie qui assure avec son avion et son équipage un vol vendu par une autre compagnie.

En anglais simple : The airline whose aircraft and crew actually provide a flight sold by another airline.

• The flight is on Lufthansa metal.
• We booked through a partner but flew on their own metal.
• Is the return flight on United metal?

Comment l'utiliser : on an airline’s metal (Our tickets are from Delta, but we fly on Air France metal.)

Expressions courantes : on someone’s metal, own metal