buoy

• Objet flottant, souvent coloré et amarré au fond de la mer, utilisé pour marquer les chenaux d'un port ou signaler des dangers sous-marins.

A bright-colored float attached by a rope to the seabed, used to mark channels in a harbor or indicate underwater hazards.

1. Navigation markerB2formal

   A brightly colored floating object anchored to the seabed, used to mark channels, hazards, or mooring points in water.

   Bouée de navigation

   • The red buoy marks the entrance to the harbor.
   • Sailors rely on buoys to avoid dangerous rocks.
   • A yellow buoy indicated the safe channel for boats.

   Synonymesbeaconfloatmarker

• Verbe signifiant maintenir quelque chose à flot ou apporter un soutien, encourager ou stimuler quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A verb meaning to keep something afloat or to support, encourage, or uplift someone or something.

1. Keep afloatB2formal

   To keep something or someone floating on the surface of a liquid.

   Maintenir à flot

   • The life jacket buoyed him up until help arrived.
   • Air pockets in the wreckage buoyed the ship for a while.
   • The cork buoyed the fishing net.

   Synonymesbear upfloathold upsupportsustain

   Antonymesimmersesinksubmerge

2. Support or upliftB2formal

   To sustain or encourage someone, especially in a difficult situation.

   Soutenir, réconforter

   • Her kind words buoyed my spirits.
   • The good news buoyed the entire team.
   • He was buoyed by the support of his friends.

   Synonymesbolsterboostcheerencourageliftraisesupportsustainuplift

   Antonymesdampendauntdejectdemoralizedepressdiscouragedisheartendispirit

3. Mark with a buoyC1formal

   To place a floating marker in water to indicate a hazard or channel.

   Baliser

   • The crew buoyed the channel to guide ships safely.
   • Divers buoyed the wreck site for later exploration.
   • The harbor was buoyed to mark the safe passage.

Variantes phrasalbuoy up