whip

fouet

Longue lanière de cuir ou corde fine munie d’un manche, servant à frapper ou guider les animaux.

En anglais simple : A long, thin piece of leather or rope with a handle, used to hit or guide animals.

• The rider carried a whip.
• He cracked his whip above the cattle.
• Two old whips hung beside the saddle.

Synonymes : lash

Expressions courantes : leather whip, crack a whip, carry a whip, use a whip

fouet

Longue et fine lanière de cuir fixée à un manche, servant à frapper des personnes ou des animaux.

En anglais simple : A long, thin strip of leather on a handle, used to hit people or animals.

• He held a leather whip.
• The rider cracked her whip in the air.
• The guard threatened the prisoners with a whip.

Synonymes : lash

Expressions courantes : leather whip, crack a whip, riding whip

responsable de la discipline parlementaire

Responsable qui veille à la présence des membres du parti aux votes et au respect des consignes de vote.

En anglais simple : A party official who makes sure its members attend votes and vote as the party wants.

• The party whip counted the votes.
• Two whips asked members to support the bill.
• She became chief whip after the election.

Synonymes : whipper-in

Expressions courantes : party whip, chief whip

fouetter, battre

Battre rapidement un aliment pour y incorporer de l’air et le rendre léger et épais.

En anglais simple : To beat food quickly so that air enters it and it becomes light and thick.

• Whip the cream in a bowl.
• She whipped the eggs until they were light.
• Can you whip some cream for the cake?

Synonymes : beat, whisk

Expressions courantes : whip cream, whip the eggs

fouetter

Frapper une personne ou un animal avec une longue lanière de cuir ou une corde.

En anglais simple : To hit a person or animal with a long piece of leather or rope.

• The rider whipped the horse.
• Prisoners were whipped for refusing to work.
• The cruel guard threatened to whip him again.

Synonymes : lash, flog

Expressions courantes : whip a horse, whip someone

pousser, stimuler

Faire fortement pression sur quelqu’un pour qu’il travaille, agisse ou obéisse aux ordres.

En anglais simple : To push someone strongly to work, act, or follow orders.

• The coach whipped the team into action.
• She soon whipped the department into shape.
• The manager kept whipping us along as the deadline approached.

Comment l'utiliser : whip someone/something into something (The new director whipped the staff into action.)

Synonymes : drive, spur, urge

Expressions courantes : whip into shape, whip into action, whip someone along