ozone

ozone

Gaz à trois atomes d’oxygène, protecteur en haute atmosphère mais nocif à respirer près du sol.

En anglais simple : A gas made of three oxygen atoms, protective high above Earth but harmful to breathe near the ground.

• Ozone protects Earth from harmful sunlight.
• High ozone levels can make breathing difficult.
• The machine produces ozone from oxygen.

Expressions courantes : ozone layer, ozone pollution, ozone levels

air marin

Air frais du bord de mer, surtout lorsqu’il sent les algues.

En anglais simple : Fresh air near the sea, especially air with a seaweed smell.

• We went out to enjoy the ozone.
• She praised the bracing ozone of the coast.
• Visitors came for sunshine and seaside ozone.

Synonymes : sea air

Expressions courantes : bracing ozone, breathe the ozone

ozoner

Traiter quelque chose avec de l’ozone, souvent pour le nettoyer ou éliminer des organismes nuisibles.

En anglais simple : To treat something with a particular oxygen gas, often to clean it or kill harmful organisms.

• The plant ozones the water.
• Workers ozoned the tank before filling it.
• The equipment can ozone air in an empty room.

Synonymes : ozonate

Expressions courantes : ozone the water, ozone a tank