Sens: Davyn. Davy, prénom masculin; nom de famille; Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), chimiste et physicien anglais, invente, en 1815, une lampe de sécurité pour les mineurs, et reçoit pour cette invention et pour les recherches qui s'y rapportent les médailles Rumford d'or et d'argent de la Royal Society, est anobli en 1812 et élevé ar rang de baronnet en 1818, devient président de la Royal Society en 1820
Davy Idiome
go to Davy Jones's locker
Idiom(s): go to Davy Jones's locker
Theme: DEPTH
to go to the bottom of the sea. (Thought of as a nautical expression.) • My camera fell overboard and went to Davy Jones's locker. • My uncle was a sailor. He went to Davy Jones's locker during a terrible storm.
Davy Jones's locker
Idiom(s): Davy Jones's locker
Theme: SEA
the bottom of the sea, especially when it is a grave. (From the seamen's name for the evil spirit of the sea.) • They were going to sail around the world, but ended up in Davy Jones's locker. • Most of the gold from that trading ship is in Davy Jones's locker.
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