nab

choper, attraper

Prendre ou obtenir quelque chose rapidement, souvent avant les autres.

En anglais simple : To quickly take or get something, often before someone else can.

• I nabbed the last seat.
• She managed to nab a cheap ticket.
• Can you nab some sandwiches before they disappear?

Synonymes : grab, snatch, get

Expressions courantes : nab a seat, nab something quickly, nab the last ticket

coincer, arrêter

Attraper et arrêter une personne soupçonnée d’avoir commis un délit.

En anglais simple : To catch and arrest someone who is believed to have committed a crime.

• Police nabbed the thief.
• Officers nabbed two suspects outside the bank.
• They finally nabbed him after a long chase.

Comment l'utiliser : nab someone for something (Police nabbed him for stealing cars.)

Synonymes : catch, arrest, capture

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : nab a thief, nab a suspect, nab someone for something

copier, plagier

Copier une publication d’une autre personne sur internet, souvent en la présentant comme la sienne.

En anglais simple : To copy another person's online post, often presenting it as your own.

• Don't nab other people's posts.
• Someone nabbed my post without giving me credit.
• She accused him of nabbing content from her page.

Comment l'utiliser : nab something from someone (He nabbed that post from another user.)

Synonymes : copy, steal, plagiarize

Expressions courantes : nab someone's post, nab online content

sommet

Point le plus élevé d’une colline.

En anglais simple : The highest point of a hill.

• We climbed to the nab.
• The rocky nab offered a view of the valley.
• Clouds covered the nab before we reached it.

Synonymes : summit, hilltop, peak

Expressions courantes : hill's nab, rocky nab

chien

Pièce mobile du mécanisme d’une arme ancienne qui permet de déclencher le tir.

En anglais simple : The moving part of an old gun's firing mechanism that helps start the shot.

• He raised the pistol's nab.
• The nab held a small piece of flint.
• A damaged nab prevented the musket from firing.

Synonymes : cock, hammer

Expressions courantes : gun's nab, raise the nab

gâche

Pièce du cadre d’une porte qui reçoit la tige métallique de la serrure quand on verrouille.

En anglais simple : The part of a door frame that receives the lock's metal bolt when the door is locked.

• The bolt slid into the nab.
• The carpenter fitted a new nab to the frame.
• A loose nab made the old door difficult to lock.

Synonymes : keeper, strike box

Expressions courantes : lock's nab, fit the nab