shelter

shelter
shelter [{{t}}'ʃeltə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (cover, protection) abri m;
to take or to get under shelter se mettre à l'abri ou à couvert;
they took or sought shelter from the rain under a tree ils se sont abrités de la pluie ou mis à l'abri de la pluie sous un arbre;
where can we find shelter? où peut-on trouver un abri?;
we ran for shelter nous avons couru nous mettre à l'abri;
under the shelter of the mountain à l'abri de la montagne
(b) (accommodation) asile m, abri m;
to give shelter to sb (hide) donner asile à ou cacher qn; (accommodate) héberger qn;
they gave us food and shelter il nous ont offert le gîte et le couvert
(c) (enclosure → gen) abri m; (→ for sentry) guérite f;
(bus) shelter Abribus ® m
(d) (for homeless people, battered wives etc) refuge m
2 transitive verb
(a) (protect → from rain, sun, bombs) abriter; (→ from blame, suspicion) protéger;
to shelter sb from sth protéger qn de qch;
the trees sheltered us from the wind les arbres nous abritaient du vent;
her reputation sheltered her from any scandal sa réputation lui évita le scandale;
we were sheltered from the rain/from danger nous étions à l'abri de la pluie/du danger
(b) (give asylum to → fugitive, refugee) donner asile à, abriter;
the police suspected them of sheltering a murderer la police les soupçonnait d'abriter un assassin
3 intransitive verb
s'abriter, se mettre à l'abri; (from bullets) se mettre à couvert;
he sheltered from the rain in a shop doorway il s'est abrité de la pluie ou il s'est mis à l'abri de la pluie dans l'entrée d'un magasin
4 Shelter noun
= association britannique d'aide aux sans-abris

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