rampage

déchaînement de violence

Épisode de comportement violent et incontrôlé qui cause des dégâts ou des blessures.

En anglais simple : A period of wild, violent behaviour that causes damage or harm.

• The rampage left several shops badly damaged.
• A bull went on a rampage through the market.
• Police arrested him after a violent rampage.

Comment l'utiliser : on a rampage (The animal went on a rampage through the village.)

Synonymes : violent outburst

Expressions courantes : go on a rampage, violent rampage

se déchaîner, tout saccager

Se déplacer avec violence et sans contrôle, souvent en abîmant des choses ou en blessant des personnes.

En anglais simple : To move around wildly or violently, often damaging things or hurting people.

• The crowd rampaged through the streets.
• Rioters rampaged around the square, smashing windows.
• An escaped elephant was rampaging through nearby gardens.

Comment l'utiliser : rampage through something (The escaped bull rampaged through the town.)

Synonymes : run riot

Expressions courantes : rampage through something, rampage around something