roundup

tour d’horizon, résumé des actualités

Bref compte rendu qui rassemble les principales nouvelles.

En anglais simple : A short report bringing together the main news stories.

• Here is today’s news roundup.
• The broadcast ends with a sports roundup.
• Our weekly roundup covers the main local stories.

Comment l'utiliser : a roundup of something (The bulletin includes a roundup of international news.)

Synonymes : summary, digest

Expressions courantes : news roundup, sports roundup, weekly roundup

rafle

Opération où les autorités rassemblent de force les membres d’un groupe, généralement pour les arrêter ou les éloigner.

En anglais simple : An operation in which authorities force members of a group to gather, usually to arrest or remove them.

• Police carried out a roundup of suspects.
• The roundup began before dawn.
• Several people escaped the mass roundup.

Comment l'utiliser : a roundup of someone (The raid led to a roundup of wanted criminals.)

Synonymes : sweep

Expressions courantes : police roundup, mass roundup, roundup of someone

bombement, convexité

Courbure d’une surface vers le haut, notamment au milieu du pont d’un navire.

En anglais simple : A surface’s upward curve, especially the raised middle of a ship’s deck.

• The deck has a slight roundup.
• The builder measured the roundup of the deck.
• This roundup helps rainwater run off the ship.

Synonymes : camber, convexity

Expressions courantes : deck roundup, roundup of something

achèvement, finalisation

Derniers travaux qui achèvent un ensemble ou en réunissent les différentes parties.

En anglais simple : The final work that completes an arrangement or brings its parts together.

• The final roundup of arrangements took an hour.
• Only a few details remained before the roundup.
• They met for the roundup of their preparations.

Synonymes : completion, finalization

Expressions courantes : final roundup, roundup of something