smash

briser, fracasser

Casser un objet en morceaux en le frappant très fort.

En anglais simple : To break something into pieces by hitting it with great force.

• He smashed the glass.
• Someone smashed our window with a stone.
• Did you smash that bottle on purpose?

Comment l'utiliser : smash something to pieces (He smashed the old vase to pieces.); smash something with something (She smashed the ice with a hammer.)

Synonymes : shatter, break

Expressions courantes : smash a window, smash something to pieces, smash something with something, smash a bottle

se briser, se fracasser

Se casser en morceaux après avoir heurté quelque chose très violemment.

En anglais simple : To break into pieces after hitting something with great force.

• The vase smashed on the floor.
• Two bottles fell from the shelf and smashed.
• The glass smashed to pieces when it hit the ground.

Comment l'utiliser : smash on something (The cup smashed on the stone floor.); smash to pieces (The mirror fell and smashed to pieces.)

Synonymes : shatter, break

Expressions courantes : smash to pieces, smash on something, smash against something

grand succès, triomphe

Livre, spectacle, chanson ou autre création qui connaît un immense succès et devient très populaire.

En anglais simple : A book, show, song, or other thing that becomes very successful and popular.

• The show was a smash.
• Her new song became an international smash.
• Everyone expected the film to be a box-office smash.

Synonymes : hit, success

Contraires : flop

Expressions courantes : smash hit, box-office smash, international smash

fracas

Bruit violent produit quand un objet se brise ou heurte quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A loud noise made when something breaks or crashes into something.

• We heard a loud smash.
• The plate hit the floor with a smash.
• A sudden smash of glass woke us up.

Synonymes : crash

Expressions courantes : loud smash, sudden smash, smash of glass

smash

Coup puissant au tennis ou dans un sport similaire, qui envoie la balle ou le volant vivement vers le bas.

En anglais simple : A powerful shot in tennis or similar sports that sends the ball or shuttle sharply downward.

• Her smash won the point.
• He returned the ball with a powerful smash.
• Can you teach me how to play an overhead smash?

Synonymes : overhead shot

Expressions courantes : overhead smash, powerful smash, hit a smash

accident, collision

Accident où des véhicules se heurtent ou percutent un obstacle.

En anglais simple : An accident in which vehicles hit something or each other.

• Two cars were involved in the smash.
• The driver was injured in a motorway smash.
• Police closed the road after a serious smash.

Synonymes : crash, collision

Expressions courantes : car smash, road smash, motorway smash