shore

rive, rivage

Terre située au bord de la mer, d’un lac ou d’une autre étendue d’eau.

En anglais simple : The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other area of water.

• We walked along the shore.
• Waves washed against the rocky shore.
• They could see both shores of the lake.

Synonymes : waterfront, coast

Expressions courantes : on the shore, sandy shore, lake shore, rocky shore

terre, terre ferme

La terre, notamment par opposition au fait d’être en mer à bord d’un bateau.

En anglais simple : Dry land, especially when compared with being on a ship at sea.

• The crew spent the night on shore.
• We returned to shore before dark.
• The sailors were given shore leave.

Synonymes : land, dry land

Expressions courantes : on shore, shore leave, shore duty

étai

Pièce solide en bois ou en métal qui soutient un bâtiment ou une autre structure lourde.

En anglais simple : A strong piece of wood or metal that holds up a building or another heavy structure.

• A timber shore supports the ceiling.
• Workers placed shores beneath the damaged floor.
• The engineer checked each shore before work began.

Synonymes : prop, strut

Expressions courantes : timber shore, temporary shore, install a shore

étayer, renforcer

Soutenir quelque chose de fragile ou d’abîmé pour l’empêcher de tomber ou de céder.

En anglais simple : To support something weak or damaged so that it does not fall or fail.

• They shored up the wall with beams.
• New funding will shore up the business.
• Her friends helped shore up her confidence.

Comment l'utiliser : shore up something (They used wooden posts to shore up the roof.)

Synonymes : support, reinforce, strengthen

Contraires : weaken

Expressions courantes : shore up something, shore something up, shore someone up