raid

descente, raid

Entrée soudaine dans un lieu pour arrêter des personnes, saisir des biens ou voler des objets.

En anglais simple : A sudden entry into a place to arrest people, take property, or steal things.

• Police arrested three people in the raid.
• Officers seized drugs during a raid on the house.
• The thieves escaped after an armed raid on the bank.

Comment l'utiliser : a raid on something (Police found stolen goods during a raid on a warehouse.)

Synonymes : swoop

Expressions courantes : police raid, raid on something, armed raid

raid, attaque surprise

Attaque soudaine et de courte durée contre un ennemi.

En anglais simple : A sudden, short attack on an enemy.

• The raid began at dawn.
• Several buildings were destroyed in the air raid.
• Troops carried out raids on villages near the border.

Comment l'utiliser : a raid on something (The soldiers planned a raid on the enemy camp.)

Synonymes : attack, assault

Expressions courantes : air raid, night raid, raid on something

prendre d'assaut, faire une descente

Entrer soudainement dans un lieu ou l’attaquer, souvent pour arrêter des personnes ou emporter des biens.

En anglais simple : To enter or attack a place suddenly, often to arrest people or take things.

• Police raided the house.
• Soldiers raided the enemy camp at dawn.
• Officers have raided several warehouses and seized stolen goods.

Synonymes : attack, storm

Expressions courantes : raid a house, raid a camp, raid a warehouse

dévaliser, piller

Prendre des choses dans un lieu pour son usage ou son plaisir, souvent sans demander la permission.

En anglais simple : To take things from a place for your own use or enjoyment, often without asking.

• The children raided the fridge.
• She raided her sister's wardrobe for a party dress.
• We had to raid our savings to pay for repairs.

Comment l'utiliser : raid something for something (We raided the cupboard for biscuits.)

Synonymes : help yourself to, dip into

Expressions courantes : raid the fridge, raid a cupboard, raid someone's wardrobe