ping

envoyer un message

Envoyer un petit message à quelqu’un, généralement pour obtenir une réponse.

En anglais simple : To send someone a short message, usually because you want a reply.

• Ping me when you arrive.
• I pinged her about the missing file.
• Could you ping the team for an update?

Comment l'utiliser : ping someone about something (I will ping you about the meeting.); ping someone to do something (Ping me to check whether I am free.)

Synonymes : message, contact

Expressions courantes : ping someone, ping someone about, ping someone later

tinter

Produire un son bref et aigu.

En anglais simple : To make a short, high sound.

• My phone pinged.
• The microwave pings when the food is ready.
• Small stones pinged against the metal roof.

Synonymes : ting

Expressions courantes : phone ping, ping loudly, ping against something

rebondir

Heurter une surface et s’en éloigner rapidement.

En anglais simple : To hit a surface and move quickly away from it.

• The ball pinged off the wall.
• A stone pinged across the path.
• The shot pinged off the post and back onto the field.

Comment l'utiliser : ping off something (The ball pinged off the goalpost.)

Synonymes : bounce, ricochet

Expressions courantes : ping off something, ping around something

envoyer d’une chiquenaude

Faire bouger quelque chose d’un petit coup rapide du doigt.

En anglais simple : To move something with a quick, light hit from your finger.

• He pinged the crumb away.
• She pinged a coin across the table.
• I pinged a small stone into the pond.

Comment l'utiliser : ping something off something (She pinged a crumb off her sleeve.)

Synonymes : flick

Expressions courantes : ping something away, ping something off, ping a coin

tintement

Son bref et aigu, souvent produit par du métal ou un appareil électronique.

En anglais simple : A short, high sound, often made by metal or an electronic device.

• I heard a ping.
• The microwave finished with a cheerful ping.
• A strange ping came from the engine.

Synonymes : ting

Expressions courantes : a loud ping, a sharp ping, hear a ping

notification, alerte

Brève alerte signalant quelque chose de nouveau, souvent sur un téléphone.

En anglais simple : A brief alert telling you that something new has happened, often on your phone.

• I got a ping from the app.
• She turned off pings during the meeting.
• A ping on my phone announced a new delivery update.

Synonymes : notification, alert

Expressions courantes : get a ping, a notification ping, ping on something

petit message

Petit message demandant à quelqu’un de répondre ou de confirmer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A short message asking someone to reply or confirm something.

• Send her a quick ping.
• My ping asked whether the files had arrived.
• He replied to my ping within minutes.

Comment l'utiliser : a ping to someone (I sent a ping to our designer.)

Synonymes : message, reminder

Expressions courantes : send a ping, a quick ping, ping to someone

impulsion sonar

Son bref envoyé dans l’eau dont l’écho permet de repérer des objets.

En anglais simple : A short sound sent through water whose returning sound helps locate objects.

• The submarine sent a ping.
• The sonar ping returned an echo from the seabed.
• Repeated pings helped the crew locate the sunken ship.

Expressions courantes : sonar ping, send a ping, a single ping