stranded

• Décrit une personne ou une chose laissée dans une situation difficile ou sans secours, souvent sans moyen de transport ou de soutien, ou échouée sur le rivage.

Describes a person or thing that is left in a difficult or helpless position, often without means of transport or support.

1. Left in a difficult placeB1formal

   Left somewhere without a way to leave, often due to a problem with transportation.

   laissé sans possibilité de départ

   • The passengers were stranded at the airport due to the snowstorm.
   • He was stranded on a desert island for three days.
   • They got stranded on the highway when their car broke down.

   Synonymesabandonedhelplessisolatedmaroonedstuck

2. Left without help or resourcesB2formal

   Left in a difficult situation without the necessary resources or support.

   laissé sans aide ni ressources

   • The company was left stranded after the investor pulled out.
   • She felt stranded in a foreign city without any money.
   • The hikers were stranded without food or water.

   Synonymesabandonedhelplessisolatedmarooned

   Antonymesaidedassistedrescuedsupported

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de laisser quelqu'un ou quelque chose dans une situation difficile ou sans secours, ou de se retrouver dans une telle situation, notamment en parlant d'un navire échoué.

A verb used to indicate the act of leaving someone or something in a difficult or helpless position, or being left in such a position.

1. Leave stranded or isolatedB2formal

   To leave someone in a difficult or helpless position, often without means of escape or rescue.

   Laisser isolé ou sans ressources

   • The storm stranded the hikers on the mountain.
   • He was stranded at the airport after the flight was cancelled.
   • The broken-down car stranded them in the middle of nowhere.

   Synonymesabandondesertforsakeisolatemaroon

2. Drive a vessel ashoreB2formal

   To cause a ship or boat to run aground, often unintentionally.

   Échouer un navire

   • The captain accidentally stranded the ship on a sandbar.
   • The strong currents stranded the fishing boat on the rocks.
   • They managed to refloat the vessel after it was stranded.

   Synonymesbeachgroundrun aground

3. Bring to the groundB2formal

   To cause something to be left on the ground or in a helpless position.

   Échouer (sur le sol / en position helpless)

   • The whale was stranded on the beach after the tide went out.
   • The pilot stranded the plane safely in the field.
   • The flood stranded many cars along the highway.

   Synonymesbeachgroundrun aground