tank

réservoir, cuve

Grand récipient solide servant à conserver un liquide ou un gaz.

En anglais simple : A large strong container for holding liquid or gas.

• The water tank is empty.
• He filled the car’s tank with petrol.
• A leak in the gas tank caused the problem.

Synonymes : container, reservoir

Expressions courantes : water tank, fuel tank, gas tank, fill a tank

réservoir de carburant

Récipient d’un véhicule qui contient le carburant nécessaire au moteur.

En anglais simple : The container in a vehicle that holds the fuel for its engine.

• The car's tank is nearly empty.
• I filled the tank before our trip.
• Both trucks have extra fuel tanks.

Synonymes : fuel tank

Expressions courantes : fuel tank, petrol tank, gas tank, full tank

char, char d’assaut

Véhicule militaire lourd, protégé par un blindage épais, équipé d’un gros canon et roulant sur des chenilles.

En anglais simple : A heavy military vehicle with thick metal protection, a large gun, and tracks instead of wheels.

• A tank crossed the field.
• Soldiers drove tanks through the ruined town.
• The museum displays a tank used during the war.

Synonymes : armoured fighting vehicle

Expressions courantes : army tank, battle tank, tank driver

réservoir, cuve, aquarium

Grand récipient ou bassin contenant de l’eau ou un autre liquide.

En anglais simple : A large container or pool that holds water or another liquid.

• The fish swim around the tank.
• Workers cleaned the empty water tanks.
• How much liquid can this tank hold?

Synonymes : container, reservoir

Expressions courantes : water tank, fish tank, open tank, storage tank

cellule

Pièce où la police enferme des personnes pour une courte durée.

En anglais simple : A room where police keep people locked up for a short time.

• They kept him in the holding tank overnight.
• The drunk tank was full on Saturday night.
• Police put the arrested men in separate tanks.

Synonymes : holding cell, cell

Expressions courantes : holding tank, drunk tank, in the tank

s'effondrer, chuter

Échouer ou se dégrader fortement en très peu de temps.

En anglais simple : To fail or become much worse very quickly.

• Sales tanked last month.
• The film tanked despite its famous stars.
• Will share prices tank again this year?

Synonymes : plummet, crash, collapse

Contraires : soar

Expressions courantes : sales tank, prices tank, ratings tank

tanker

Dans un jeu en équipe, attirer les attaques ennemies sur soi pour protéger ses coéquipiers.

En anglais simple : In a team game, to make enemies attack you so your teammates can fight more safely.

• Can you tank the boss?
• She tanked while the others attacked from behind.
• We need someone to tank for the group.

Comment l'utiliser : tank for someone (I'll tank for our team while you heal.)

Expressions courantes : tank the boss, tank an enemy, tank for someone

faire le plein, remplir

Mettre du carburant ou un autre liquide dans un réservoir.

En anglais simple : To put fuel or another liquid into a storage container.

• We stopped to tank up.
• The crew tanked the fuel before departure.
• They tanked up with petrol at the next station.

Comment l'utiliser : tank up with something (We tanked up with diesel before leaving.)

Synonymes : fuel, refuel

Expressions courantes : tank up, tank fuel, tank the vehicle