stakes

enjeux

Ce que l’on peut gagner ou perdre à la suite d’une décision, d’une action ou d’une compétition.

En anglais simple : The things you could win or lose through a decision, action, or competition.

• The stakes are high.
• Losing the match raised the stakes for our team.
• Everyone understood the financial stakes of the decision.

Expressions courantes : high stakes, raise the stakes, stakes are high

piquets

Longues pièces de bois ou de métal pointues, enfoncées dans le sol pour fixer ou marquer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Long pieces of wood or metal with pointed ends, pushed into the ground to hold or mark something.

• We need stakes for the tent.
• He hammered wooden stakes into the ground.
• Tie the young plants to stakes for support.

Synonymes : posts, pegs

Expressions courantes : wooden stakes, tent stakes, drive stakes into