pocket

poche

Petit sac cousu dans un vêtement pour porter des clés, de l’argent ou d’autres petits objets.

En anglais simple : A small bag sewn into clothes, used to carry keys, money, and other small things.

• My phone is in my pocket.
• He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.
• Does this jacket have a pocket inside?

Comment l'utiliser : in someone’s pocket (Her keys are in her pocket.)

Expressions courantes : coat pocket, pocket flap, in a pocket

poche, bourse

Argent dont une personne dispose pour ses dépenses.

En anglais simple : The money a person has available to spend.

• I paid out of my own pocket.
• These repairs will hit your pocket hard.
• The new tax leaves less money in ordinary people’s pockets.

Comment l'utiliser : out of someone’s own pocket (She paid for the supplies out of her own pocket.)

Synonymes : finances, funds

Expressions courantes : out of pocket, own pocket, deep pocket

poche

Petite zone ou quantité entourée d’autre chose, notamment une zone où des soldats sont encerclés par l’ennemi.

En anglais simple : A small area or amount of something surrounded by something different, including soldiers surrounded by enemy forces.

• We found a pocket of air.
• Small pockets of forest remain among the farms.
• The troops were trapped in a pocket surrounded by enemy forces.

Comment l'utiliser : pocket of something (A pocket of air was trapped under the ice.)

Expressions courantes : pocket of air, pocket of resistance, isolated pocket

poche

Trou au bord d’une table de billard dans lequel les joueurs cherchent à faire entrer les boules.

En anglais simple : One of the holes around a pool or snooker table that players try to send balls into.

• The ball fell into the pocket.
• Aim for the corner pocket.
• The table has six pockets around its edges.

Expressions courantes : corner pocket, side pocket, into a pocket

empocher, détourner

Prendre de l’argent et le garder pour soi, surtout s’il devrait revenir à quelqu’un d’autre.

En anglais simple : To take money and keep it for yourself, especially money that should go to someone else.

• He pocketed the money.
• The manager pocketed cash that belonged to the company.
• She was accused of pocketing most of the profits.

Synonymes : keep, appropriate

Expressions courantes : pocket the money, pocket the profits, pocket a fee

mettre dans sa poche

Mettre quelque chose dans la poche de son vêtement.

En anglais simple : To put something into the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• He pocketed the keys.
• She pocketed her phone and walked away.
• Can you pocket that coin without anyone noticing?

Synonymes : put away

Expressions courantes : pocket something, pocket the keys, pocket a coin

empocher

Frapper une boule pour la faire entrer dans un trou au bord d’une table de billard.

En anglais simple : To hit a ball into one of the holes around a pool or snooker table.

• She pocketed the red ball.
• He failed to pocket the black.
• Can you pocket two balls with one shot?

Synonymes : pot, sink

Expressions courantes : pocket a ball, pocket the black, pocket the red

de poche

Assez petit pour tenir dans la poche d’un vêtement.

En anglais simple : Small enough to fit in the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• I carry a pocket dictionary.
• She wrote the address in her pocket notebook.
• This pocket calculator runs on sunlight.

Synonymes : pocket-sized

Expressions courantes : pocket dictionary, pocket calculator, pocket notebook