bottle

• Récipient, généralement en verre ou en plastique, à col étroit, utilisé pour conserver des liquides.

A noun referring to a container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.

1. Container for liquidsA1formal

   A container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.

   Bouteille (contenant)

   • She poured water from the bottle into a glass.
   • He bought a bottle of wine for dinner.
   • The baby drank milk from a bottle.

   Synonymescarafecontainerdecanterflaskjugvessel

2. Amount containedA2formal

   The amount of liquid that a bottle can hold.

   Contenu d'une bouteille

   • He drank a whole bottle of water after the run.
   • The recipe calls for a bottle of olive oil.
   • She finished half a bottle of juice.

   Synonymesbottleful

3. Courage or nerveB2informalbritish

   Used informally to refer to courage or confidence, especially in British slang.

   Courage, cran

   • He didn't have the bottle to ask her out.
   • You need a lot of bottle to stand up to the boss.
   • She showed real bottle by speaking in front of the crowd.

   Synonymesaudacitybackbonecouragedaringgritmettlenervepluckspunk

• Verbe désignant l'action de mettre ou de conserver un liquide dans une bouteille, ou, de manière informelle, le fait de contenir ou de réprimer une émotion.

A verb used to indicate the act of placing or storing a liquid in a container, or, informally, to hold back or suppress an emotion.

1. Store in a bottleA2formal

   To put a liquid into a bottle for storage or preservation.

   mettre en bouteille

   • They bottle the wine in the autumn.
   • She bottled her homemade jam for the winter.
   • The factory bottles over a million liters of water daily.

   Synonymesbottle uppreserveput upsealstore

   Antonymesdecantpour

2. Suppress emotionsB2informalbritish

   To hold back or repress strong feelings or emotions.

   Refouler ses émotions

   • He bottled up his anger until he couldn't take it anymore.
   • She bottled her sadness inside and never talked about it.
   • Don't bottle your feelings; it's better to express them.

   Synonymesbottle upcontainhold backhold inrepressrestrainsmotherstiflesuppress

   Antonymesexpressreleaseunburdenvent

Variantes phrasalbottle up