nick

coupure, entaille

Petite coupure dans la peau ou petite marque de dommage sur la surface d’un objet.

En anglais simple : A small cut in skin or a small damaged mark on an object’s surface.

• There’s a nick on my chin.
• The knife has several nicks along its edge.
• She noticed a small nick in the table.

Comment l'utiliser : a nick in something (There is a nick in the wooden handle.)

Synonymes : cut, notch

Expressions courantes : a small nick, nick in something

état

État d’une chose, notamment selon qu’elle est bien entretenue ou fonctionne bien.

En anglais simple : The condition something is in, especially whether it is well kept or working well.

• The car is in good nick.
• His boots were in pretty bad nick.
• For its age, the house is in excellent nick.

Comment l'utiliser : in good/bad nick (The old bicycle is still in good nick.)

Synonymes : condition, shape

Expressions courantes : in good nick, in bad nick

pseudo, surnom

Nom court ou choisi utilisé à la place du vrai nom, surtout sur internet.

En anglais simple : A short or chosen name used instead of someone’s real name, especially online.

• My online nick is BlueFox.
• She changed her nick in the chat room.
• What nick do you use on that forum?

Synonymes : nickname, handle

Expressions courantes : online nick, choose a nick

commissariat, prison

Mot familier désignant un commissariat ou une prison.

En anglais simple : A police station or a prison.

• They took him to the nick.
• She spent the night in the nick.
• Two officers drove back to the local nick.

Synonymes : police station, prison, jail

Expressions courantes : the local nick, in the nick

voler, piquer

Prendre quelque chose à quelqu’un sans sa permission, dans un registre familier.

En anglais simple : To take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone nicked my bag.
• He was caught trying to nick a phone.
• Who’s nicked the money from my desk?

Synonymes : steal, pinch

Expressions courantes : nick something, nick someone’s bike

entailler, érafler

Faire une petite coupure dans la peau ou abîmer légèrement une surface.

En anglais simple : To make a small cut in skin or damage a small part of a surface.

• I nicked my finger.
• He nicked his chin while shaving.
• Be careful not to nick the wood with that blade.

Synonymes : cut, scratch

Expressions courantes : nick your chin, nick something

arrêter, coffrer

Placer quelqu’un sous la garde de la police parce qu’il est soupçonné d’un crime ou d’un délit ; emploi familier.

En anglais simple : To take someone into police custody because they may have committed a crime.

• The police nicked him yesterday.
• They nicked two suspects outside the station.
• She was nicked for driving a stolen van.

Comment l'utiliser : nick someone for something (The police nicked him for stealing a car.)

Synonymes : arrest, nab

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : nick someone, nick someone for something