scout

repérer des talents

Chercher des personnes talentueuses pour rejoindre une équipe ou travailler dans une organisation.

En anglais simple : To search for skilled people who could join a team or work for an organization.

• The coach scouts young players.
• She was scouted at a school football match.
• They travel around the country scouting for new talent.

Comment l'utiliser : scout for someone/something (The club is scouting for young players.)

Synonymes : headhunt, seek out

Expressions courantes : scout for talent, scout young players, scout new talent

reconnaître, explorer

Observer ou visiter un lieu pour obtenir des renseignements utiles.

En anglais simple : To look around or watch a place to find useful information.

• Go and scout the area.
• The soldiers scouted the enemy camp before dawn.
• We are scouting for a safe place to stop.

Comment l'utiliser : scout for something (They scouted for suitable filming locations.)

Synonymes : inspect, reconnoitre

Expressions courantes : scout the area, scout enemy positions, scout ahead, scout for something

explorer, parcourir

Parcourir une vaste zone et l’examiner attentivement, comme pour y chercher quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move around a large area and explore it carefully, as though searching for something.

• We scouted the nearby woods.
• They spent two days scouting the mountain terrain.
• Have you scouted the fields beyond the river?

Comment l'utiliser : scout around something (We spent the morning scouting around the valley.)

Synonymes : explore, survey

Expressions courantes : scout the terrain, scout the hills, scout around something

rejeter avec mépris, dédaigner

Refuser une idée ou une offre parce qu’on la juge indigne de considération.

En anglais simple : To reject an idea or offer because you think it deserves no respect.

• He scouted the proposal as foolish.
• She scouted his apology and turned away.
• They had scouted every suggestion of a compromise.

Synonymes : reject, dismiss, scorn

Contraires : accept, welcome

Expressions courantes : scout an idea, scout a proposal, scout an apology

éclaireur

Personne envoyée en avant pour recueillir des informations sur un lieu ou l’ennemi, puis en faire un rapport.

En anglais simple : A person sent ahead to find out about an area or an enemy and report back.

• They sent a scout ahead.
• The scout returned with news of the enemy.
• Two scouts checked the road before the soldiers advanced.

Expressions courantes : send a scout, army scout, enemy scout, scout report