nudge

petite poussée, coup de coude

Légère poussée, souvent pour attirer l’attention ou faire discrètement signe à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : A small, gentle push, often to attract someone's attention or give a quiet signal.

• She gave me a nudge.
• A gentle nudge woke him up.
• He felt a nudge in his ribs and looked around.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone/something a nudge (I gave the door a nudge with my foot.)

Synonymes : gentle push, prod

Expressions courantes : a gentle nudge, give a nudge, a playful nudge

décalage de rouleau

Action qui fait avancer d’une position un rouleau choisi sur une machine à sous.

En anglais simple : A move that turns one chosen wheel of a slot machine forward by one position.

• I used my last nudge.
• One more nudge would line up the cherries.
• The machine awarded two nudges after the spin.

Expressions courantes : use a nudge, one more nudge, a winning nudge

pousser doucement, donner un coup de coude

Pousser légèrement quelqu’un ou quelque chose, souvent pour attirer l’attention ou donner un signal.

En anglais simple : To push someone or something gently, often to get attention or give a signal.

• Please nudge me if I fall asleep.
• He nudged the door open with his foot.
• She nudged her brother and pointed at the stage.

Comment l'utiliser : nudge someone/something with something (She nudged me with her elbow.)

Synonymes : prod, push gently

Expressions courantes : nudge someone gently, nudge someone's arm, nudge something open

approcher, frôler

Se rapprocher beaucoup d’un nombre, d’une quantité ou d’une limite.

En anglais simple : To come close to a particular number, amount, or limit.

• Sales are nudging a million.
• The temperature nudged forty degrees yesterday.
• With profits nudging last year's record, the company hired more staff.

Synonymes : approach, near

Expressions courantes : nudge a million, nudge the limit, nudge a record