strike down

annuler, invalider

Se dit d’un tribunal qui déclare une loi ou une règle juridiquement invalide.

En anglais simple : If a court does this, it decides that a law or rule is not legally acceptable.

• The court struck down the ban.
• Judges have struck down several parts of the law.
• Will the court strike down this new rule?

Comment l'utiliser : strike down a law/rule (The court struck down the rule as unconstitutional.)

Synonymes : invalidate, overturn, nullify

Contraires : uphold

Expressions courantes : strike down something, strike something down

terrasser

Se dit d’une maladie qui rend soudain quelqu’un trop malade pour poursuivre ses activités habituelles.

En anglais simple : If an illness does this, it suddenly makes someone too ill to continue their normal activities.

• Flu struck her down.
• He was struck down with a fever last week.
• The virus has struck down several members of the team.

Comment l'utiliser : be struck down by/with something (He was struck down with flu just before the trip.)

Synonymes : lay low, incapacitate

Expressions courantes : strike down someone, strike someone down

tuer, foudroyer

Tuer quelqu’un soudainement, souvent par la violence ou par une force puissante.

En anglais simple : To kill someone suddenly, often through violence or a powerful force.

• Lightning struck him down.
• The enemy struck down three soldiers before dawn.
• In the story, the gods strike down the cruel king.

Comment l'utiliser : strike someone down (The warrior struck his enemy down with a sword.)

Synonymes : kill, slay

Expressions courantes : strike down someone, strike someone down

mettre à terre, abattre

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose de façon à le faire tomber au sol.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something so that they fall to the ground.

• One blow struck him down.
• The fighter struck down his opponent with a kick.
• She struck the wooden target down with her staff.

Comment l'utiliser : strike someone/something down (A powerful blow struck the guard down.)

Synonymes : knock down, knock over

Expressions courantes : strike down someone, strike something down