shipwreck

épave

Navire détruit ou très endommagé en mer, ou ce qu’il en reste.

En anglais simple : A ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged at sea, or what remains of it.

• Divers found a shipwreck.
• Fish swam through the old shipwreck near the reef.
• Several shipwrecks lie beneath these cold waters.

Synonymes : wreck

Expressions courantes : an ancient shipwreck, explore a shipwreck, underwater shipwreck

naufrage

Accident où un navire coule ou subit de graves dégâts après avoir heurté la côte ou des rochers.

En anglais simple : An accident in which a ship sinks or is badly damaged after hitting land or rocks.

• They survived a shipwreck.
• The storm caused a shipwreck near the coast.
• Many passengers died in the shipwreck.

Synonymes : wreck

Expressions courantes : survive a shipwreck, a tragic shipwreck, after a shipwreck

faire naufrager

Détruire un navire dans un accident en mer, empêchant ses occupants de poursuivre leur voyage.

En anglais simple : To destroy a ship in a sea accident, leaving people unable to continue their journey.

• The storm shipwrecked their boat.
• The crew were shipwrecked on a small island.
• Hidden rocks had shipwrecked several vessels along that coast.

Comment l'utiliser : be shipwrecked on something (They were shipwrecked on a rocky island.)

Synonymes : wreck

Expressions courantes : shipwreck a vessel, shipwreck a ship