tip

conseil, astuce, tuyau

Suggestion ou information utile pour faire quelque chose ou résoudre un problème.

En anglais simple : A useful suggestion or piece of information that helps you do something or solve a problem.

• Thanks for the useful tip.
• The book offers tips for new parents.
• An anonymous tip helped police find the stolen car.

Comment l'utiliser : a tip on/about something (She gave me a tip on saving money.); a tip for doing something (Here's a tip for keeping bread fresh.)

Synonymes : suggestion, pointer, hint

Expressions courantes : useful tip, travel tip, tip for someone, tip on something

pointe, bout

Extrémité d’une chose, surtout lorsqu’elle est petite ou pointue.

En anglais simple : The end of something, especially a small or pointed end.

• The pencil's tip broke.
• Her nose was red at the tip.
• The tips of his fingers felt cold.

Comment l'utiliser : the tip of something (A bird landed on the tip of the branch.)

Synonymes : point, end

Contraires : base

Expressions courantes : tip of something, pencil tip, wing tip, finger tip

pourboire

Somme supplémentaire donnée à une personne pour la remercier de son service.

En anglais simple : Extra money given to someone who serves you, to thank them for their work.

• We left a small tip.
• The driver thanked us for the generous tip.
• Do the servers share their tips?

Synonymes : gratuity

Expressions courantes : leave a tip, generous tip, tip for someone, cash tip

partie émergée de l'iceberg

Dans l’expression de l’iceberg, petite partie visible d’un problème ou d’une situation bien plus vaste et cachée.

En anglais simple : In the iceberg expression, the small visible part of a much larger hidden problem or situation.

• This mistake is just the tip of the iceberg.
• The missing money proved to be the tip of the iceberg.
• Are these delays only the tip of the iceberg?

Comment l'utiliser : be the tip of the iceberg (These complaints are the tip of the iceberg.)

Expressions courantes : tip of the iceberg, just the tip

bout de la langue

Dans l’expression de la langue, évoque un mot ou un nom presque retrouvé, mais encore impossible à dire.

En anglais simple : In the tongue expression, a word or name you almost remember but cannot say yet.

• The answer is on the tip of my tongue.
• His name was on the tip of her tongue all morning.
• Is the word on the tip of your tongue?

Comment l'utiliser : be on the tip of someone's tongue (Her name is on the tip of my tongue.)

Expressions courantes : tip of your tongue, tip of someone's tongue

tuyau, information confidentielle

Renseignement confidentiel fourni par une personne bien informée, notamment sur des gagnants probables ou des moyens de gagner de l’argent.

En anglais simple : Private information from someone who knows a lot, especially about likely winners or ways to make money.

• She gave me a stock tip.
• His racing tips rarely produced a winner.
• They bought shares after receiving a tip from an insider.

Comment l'utiliser : a tip on something (He gave me a tip on a horse in tomorrow's race.)

Synonymes : inside information, lead

Expressions courantes : stock tip, racing tip, hot tip, tip on something

incliner, basculer

Pencher d’un côté ou faire pencher quelque chose, parfois jusqu’à la chute.

En anglais simple : To lean to one side, or make something lean, sometimes until it falls.

• The chair began to tip.
• He tipped the box onto its side.
• Be careful, or the boat will tip over.

Comment l'utiliser : tip over (The boat tipped over in the rough water.); tip something back/forward (She tipped her head back to look at the stars.)

Synonymes : tilt, lean

Expressions courantes : tip over, tip something over, tip backwards, tip to one side

donner un pourboire

Donner de l’argent supplémentaire à une personne pour la remercier de son service.

En anglais simple : To give extra money to someone who serves you, as thanks for their work.

• Should we tip the waiter?
• She tipped generously after dinner.
• I usually tip the driver a few euros.

Comment l'utiliser : tip someone an amount (We tipped the driver five dollars.)

Synonymes : give a gratuity

Expressions courantes : tip someone, tip generously, tip the waiter