warming

réchauffement

Légère augmentation de la température de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A small increase in how hot something is.

• Global warming affects the whole planet.
• A slight warming of the air brought the flowers out.
• The report showed gradual warming over several decades.

Comment l'utiliser : warming of something (The warming of the water affected the fish.)

Synonymes : temperature rise

Contraires : cooling

Expressions courantes : global warming, gradual warming, slight warming

raclée

Fait de frapper quelqu’un violemment plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : An act of hitting someone hard several times.

• The bully gave him a warming.
• He feared another warming from the angry master.
• The boy came home bruised after a severe warming.

Synonymes : beating, thrashing

Expressions courantes : give a warming, get a warming