damage

damage
damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]
1. noun
   a. (physical) dégâts mpl
• environmental damage dégâts mpl causés à l'environnement
• earthquake/fire damage dégâts mpl causés par un tremblement de terre/un incendie
• water damage dégâts mpl des eaux
• damage to property dégâts mpl matériels
• damage to the ozone layer dégradation f de la couche d'ozone
• damage to the heart lésions fpl cardiaques
• to do damage causer des dégâts
• not much damage was done to the house la maison n'a pas subi de gros dégâts
   b. (figurative) préjudice m (to à) tort m (to à)
• there was considerable damage to the local economy cela a fait énormément de tort à l'économie locale
• to do damage to [+ person] faire du tort à ; [+ reputation, country, economy] nuire à
• there's no damage done il n'y a pas de mal
• the damage is done le mal est fait
• what's the damage? (inf) ( = how much is it?) à combien s'élève la douloureuse ? (inf)
2. plural noun
damages ( = compensation) dommages mpl et intérêts mpl
3. transitive verb
[+ furniture, goods, crops] abîmer ; [+ eyesight, health] être mauvais pour ; [+ environment, ozone layer] entraîner une dégradation de ; [+ reputation, relationship, economy, image] nuire à ; [+ cause, person, party] faire du tort à
• damaged goods marchandises fpl endommagées
4. compounds
► damage limitation noun
• it's too late for damage limitation il est trop tard pour essayer de limiter les dégâts ► damage-limitation exercise noun opération f visant à limiter les dégâts
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['dæmɪdʒ] 1.
noun [U]
1) (physical) (to goods, environment) dégâts mpl (to causés à; from causés par)

£300-worth of damage — pour 300 livres sterling de dégâts

storm damage — dégâts dûs aux intempéries

water damage — dégâts des eaux

damage to property — dégâts matériels

2) (medical) lésions fpl

to cause damage to — abîmer [health, part of body]

brain damage — lésions fpl cérébrales

3) fig

to do something damage — porter atteinte à [cause, reputation, trade]

the damage is done — le mal est fait

2.
damages plural noun Law dommages-interêts mpl

to be liable for damage — être civilement responsable

3.
transitive verb
1) (physically) endommager [building, machine, furniture]; abîmer [health, part of body]; nuire à [environment, crop]
2) fig porter atteinte à [reputation, relationship, negotiations]

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