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goudron

Matière noire, épaisse et collante, souvent issue du charbon, utilisée sur les routes et les toits.

En anglais simple : A thick, sticky black substance used on roads and roofs, often made from coal.

• The tar stuck to my shoes.
• Workers spread hot tar along the road.
• The roof smelled of fresh tar.

Synonymes : coal tar

Expressions courantes : coal tar, hot tar, tar roof

tar

Instrument à cordes au long manche et au corps resserré au milieu, joué en Iran et dans les pays voisins.

En anglais simple : A long-necked string instrument with a narrow middle, played in Iran and nearby countries.

• She plays the tar.
• The musician tuned his tar before the concert.
• A gentle melody came from the Persian tar.

Expressions courantes : play the tar, Persian tar, tar player

goudronner

Recouvrir une surface de goudron, matière noire et collante, souvent pour la protéger de l’eau.

En anglais simple : To cover a surface with a thick, sticky black material, often to protect it from water.

• They will tar the road tomorrow.
• He tarred the roof to stop leaks.
• Workers were tarring the fence posts.

Expressions courantes : tar a road, tar a roof, tar the surface

salir, ternir

Donner une mauvaise image de quelqu’un, souvent en l’associant injustement à quelque chose de mal.

En anglais simple : To make others think badly of someone, often by unfairly connecting them with something wrong.

• The scandal tarred his reputation.
• Critics tarred the whole group with the same brush.
• One false accusation can tar someone’s good name.

Comment l'utiliser : tar someone with something (They tarred him with accusations of dishonesty.); tar someone with the same brush (It is unfair to tar all politicians with the same brush.)

Synonymes : smear, besmirch, blacken

Expressions courantes : tar someone’s reputation, tar someone with something