shed

perdre, muer

Perdre naturellement des poils, de la peau ou des feuilles en grandissant ou lors d’un changement de saison.

En anglais simple : To lose hair, skin, or leaves naturally as part of growth or a change of season.

• This dog sheds a lot of hair.
• The snake shed its skin yesterday.
• Most of these trees shed their leaves in autumn.

Synonymes : lose, cast off

Expressions courantes : shed skin, shed leaves, shed hair, shed a coat

verser

Faire couler des larmes ou du sang.

En anglais simple : To let tears or blood flow from the body.

• She shed a few tears.
• Many soldiers shed blood in that war.
• He didn't shed a tear when the film ended.

Synonymes : spill

Expressions courantes : shed tears, shed blood, shed a tear

se débarrasser de, perdre

Éliminer ou abandonner quelque chose qu’on ne veut plus ou dont on n’a plus besoin.

En anglais simple : To get rid of something unwanted or no longer needed.

• She wants to shed some weight.
• The company shed hundreds of jobs last year.
• He gradually shed his fear of speaking in public.

Synonymes : lose, discard, get rid of

Contraires : keep, retain

Expressions courantes : shed weight, shed jobs, shed something unwanted, shed a fear

répandre, diffuser

Diffuser de la lumière qui permet de voir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To give out light so that something can be seen.

• The candle shed a soft light.
• Moonlight shed a pale glow over the fields.
• A small lamp shed light on the stairs.

Comment l'utiliser : shed light on something (The lamp shed light on the open book.)

Synonymes : give off, emit, cast

Expressions courantes : shed light, shed a glow, shed light on something

cabane, abri de jardin

Petite construction, souvent en bois, où l’on range des outils et d’autres objets.

En anglais simple : A small building, often wooden, used to store tools and other things.

• The tools are in the shed.
• We built a wooden shed behind the house.
• She keeps her bicycle in the garden shed.

Synonymes : outbuilding

Expressions courantes : garden shed, tool shed, wooden shed, storage shed

abri, hangar

Petite construction simple ou structure couverte qui protège les objets des intempéries.

En anglais simple : A simple small building or covered structure that protects things from the weather.

• The wagon stood under an open shed.
• They sheltered the cattle in a shed.
• A simple shed kept the firewood dry.

Synonymes : shelter, outbuilding, hut

Expressions courantes : wagon shed, cattle shed, open shed, wooden shed