moor

lande

Grande étendue de terrain couvert d’herbe et de plantes basses, souvent humide et avec peu d’arbres.

En anglais simple : A wide area of open land with grass and low plants, often wet and without many trees.

• Sheep grazed on the moor.
• We walked across the moors in heavy rain.
• Mist hid the path over the moor.

Synonymes : moorland, heath

Expressions courantes : open moor, across the moor, on the moor, windswept moor

amarrer

Maintenir un bateau en place avec des cordages ou une ancre.

En anglais simple : To keep a boat in one place by tying it up or using an anchor.

• We moored the boat near the beach.
• The ship was moored at the dock.
• Where can I moor my yacht?

Comment l'utiliser : moor something at something (We moored the boat at the jetty.); moor something to something (He moored the boat to a metal ring.)

Synonymes : tie up, anchor

Contraires : unmoor

Expressions courantes : moor a boat, moor alongside, moor at something

s'amarrer, mouiller

Pour un bateau, s’arrêter et rester en place, retenu par des cordages ou une ancre.

En anglais simple : For a boat to stop and stay in place, held by ropes or an anchor.

• The boat moored near the shore.
• We will moor here overnight.
• Several yachts moored in the sheltered bay.

Comment l'utiliser : moor at something (The yacht moored at a small pier.)

Synonymes : anchor, tie up

Contraires : unmoor

Expressions courantes : moor here, moor overnight, moor alongside