rundown

résumé, récapitulatif

Présentation courte des faits essentiels concernant un sujet ou une situation.

En anglais simple : A short explanation of the main facts about a topic or situation.

• Can you give me a rundown?
• She gave us a quick rundown of the results.
• Here's a rundown on what happened yesterday.

Comment l'utiliser : a rundown on/of something (Give me a rundown on the latest changes.)

Synonymes : summary, overview, outline

Expressions courantes : quick rundown, give a rundown, rundown on something

souricière

Action où deux défenseurs coincent un coureur entre deux bases et tentent de le toucher avec la balle pour l’éliminer.

En anglais simple : A baseball play where two defenders trap a runner between bases and try to touch them with the ball.

• The runner escaped the rundown.
• Two fielders trapped him in a rundown between bases.
• A perfect throw ended the rundown with an out.

Synonymes : pickle

Expressions courantes : caught in a rundown, escape a rundown, rundown play

réduction, diminution

Diminution de la taille de quelque chose ou de son activité, souvent effectuée peu à peu.

En anglais simple : A reduction in the size of something or the amount of activity, often made gradually.

• The fleet faces a gradual rundown.
• A planned rundown of production began last year.
• Staff protested against the rundown of public services.

Comment l'utiliser : a rundown of something (The council announced a rundown of local services.)

Synonymes : reduction, cutback, contraction

Contraires : expansion, increase

Expressions courantes : gradual rundown, rundown of services, planned rundown

rundown, ragoût caribéen

Plat des Caraïbes composé de poisson ou de viande cuits dans du lait de coco épais avec des légumes et épices.

En anglais simple : A Caribbean dish of fish or meat cooked in thick coconut milk with vegetables and spices.

• We ate fish rundown.
• She cooked mackerel rundown with thick coconut milk.
• This Jamaican rundown is served with boiled yam.

Expressions courantes : fish rundown, mackerel rundown, jamaican rundown