sting

piquer

Enfoncer un dard et injecter du venin, comme le font certains insectes et autres animaux.

En anglais simple : If an insect or animal does this, it pushes a sharp body part into you and releases poison.

• A wasp stung my hand.
• Do these jellyfish sting?
• Bees may sting if you disturb their nest.

Comment l'utiliser : sting someone on something (A bee stung her on the neck.)

Expressions courantes : sting someone, sting your hand, bee can sting

piquer, faire mal

Ressentir une douleur qui pique ou brûle, ou souffrir des paroles ou des actes de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To feel a sharp or burning pain, or feel hurt by something someone says or does.

• My eyes sting from the smoke.
• The cut stung when I washed it.
• His rejection still stings after all these years.

Synonymes : burn, hurt

Expressions courantes : eyes sting, sting badly, still sting

blesser, faire mal

Causer une douleur physique ou morale, ou faire payer une somme très élevée qui fait mal au portefeuille.

En anglais simple : To cause someone physical pain or hurt feelings, or make them pay an unpleasantly high amount.

• Her cruel words stung him.
• The icy wind stung our faces.
• The hotel stung us for extra towels.

Comment l'utiliser : sting someone for an amount (The garage stung me for fifty pounds just to check the car.)

Synonymes : hurt

Expressions courantes : sting someone, sting your pride, sting someone for

arnaquer, escroquer

Tromper quelqu’un pour lui faire perdre de l’argent.

En anglais simple : To cheat someone so that they lose money.

• That seller stung me.
• She was stung for hundreds of pounds by a fake travel company.
• Buyers can get stung if they pay before checking the goods.

Comment l'utiliser : sting someone for an amount (The dishonest dealer stung us for two thousand pounds.)

Synonymes : cheat, con, swindle

Expressions courantes : sting someone, sting someone for, get stung

piqûre

Blessure causée par un insecte ou un animal semblable qui enfonce son dard dans la peau.

En anglais simple : An injury caused when an insect or similar animal pushes its sharp body part into your skin.

• I felt a sting on my leg.
• A bee sting made his hand hurt.
• She had an allergic reaction after several wasp stings.

Expressions courantes : bee sting, wasp sting, painful sting

picotement, brûlure

Douleur soudaine qui pique ou brûle sur une petite zone de la peau.

En anglais simple : A sudden sharp pain in a small part of your skin.

• I felt a sting on my arm.
• The soap left a sting around the cut.
• Cold water eased the sting in her fingers.

Synonymes : burn

Expressions courantes : sharp sting, sting of soap, feel a sting

dard

Partie pointue du corps que certains insectes et autres animaux utilisent pour injecter du venin et blesser.

En anglais simple : A sharp body part that some insects and similar animals use to hurt others by releasing poison.

• A wasp has a sting.
• The scorpion raised its tail and showed its sting.
• The bee left its sting in his skin.

Synonymes : stinger

Expressions courantes : wasp sting, bee sting, scorpion’s sting

opération sous couverture

Opération secrète où la police fait semblant de participer à un crime pour arrêter les criminels.

En anglais simple : A secret police plan to catch criminals by pretending to take part in a crime.

• Police caught him in a sting.
• The undercover sting exposed a group selling stolen cars.
• Officers arranged two stings to catch the dealers.

Synonymes : undercover operation

Expressions courantes : police sting, undercover sting, sting operation