vault

chambre forte

Pièce très sécurisée où l'on conserve de l'argent et des objets précieux.

En anglais simple : A strongly protected room where money and other valuable things are kept.

• The money is in the vault.
• Guards opened the bank vault each morning.
• The museum keeps its rare coins in underground vaults.

Synonymes : strongroom

Expressions courantes : bank vault, secure vault, inside the vault

caveau, crypte

Pièce, souvent souterraine, où l'on enterre les morts.

En anglais simple : A room where dead people are buried, often below the ground.

• He was buried in the family vault.
• The old vault held three stone coffins.
• Workers discovered burial vaults beneath the church.

Synonymes : burial chamber, crypt

Expressions courantes : burial vault, family vault, underground vault

voûte

Plafond ou toit arrondi en forme d'arc.

En anglais simple : A ceiling or roof with a curved, arch-like shape.

• A stone vault covered the hall.
• The church has a beautifully painted vault.
• Tall pillars supported the cathedral’s vaults.

Synonymes : arched ceiling

Expressions courantes : stone vault, ribbed vault, vault above something, masonry vault

franchir, sauter

Passer par-dessus quelque chose en sautant et en prenant appui dessus avec une main ou un pied.

En anglais simple : To jump over something, using a hand or foot on it for support.

• He vaulted over the fence.
• She vaulted the gate and ran away.
• Can you vault over that wall?

Comment l'utiliser : vault over something (She vaulted over the low wall.)

Synonymes : jump over, leap over

Expressions courantes : vault over something, vault a fence, vault the gate