plight

situation difficile, détresse

Situation très difficile ou malheureuse dans laquelle se trouve une personne.

En anglais simple : A very difficult or unhappy situation that someone is in.

• Their plight made us sad.
• The film highlights the plight of refugees.
• Who will help these workers in their desperate plight?

Comment l'utiliser : the plight of someone/something (The report describes the plight of homeless families.)

Synonymes : predicament, trouble, difficult situation

Expressions courantes : desperate plight, plight of refugees, someone's plight

promettre fidélité, s'engager par mariage

Promettre d’épouser quelqu’un ou de lui rester fidèle, notamment pendant une cérémonie de mariage.

En anglais simple : To promise to marry someone or remain faithful to them, especially in a wedding ceremony.

• The couple plighted their troth.
• She plighted her troth to him before their families.
• They had plighted their marriage vows in the village church.

Comment l'utiliser : plight one's troth to someone (At the altar, he plighted his troth to her.)

Synonymes : pledge, vow

Expressions courantes : plight one's troth, plight marriage vows

promettre, s'engager

Faire une promesse sérieuse à quelqu’un ou s’engager fermement à faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make a serious promise to someone or promise that you will do something.

• He plighted his word to return.
• The knights plighted their faith to the new ruler.
• She had plighted herself to protect the child.

Comment l'utiliser : plight oneself to do something (He plighted himself to serve the king faithfully.)

Synonymes : pledge, promise, vow

Expressions courantes : plight one's word, plight one's faith, plight oneself