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I'd better take off -- before I change my mind.

 

Spiderman        Stan Lee        Kingfeatures        5.7.2004

http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/spidermn/about.htm - broken link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drop off    (transitive)

 

déposer quelqu'un en voiture

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/25/
boys-arrested-suspicion-girl-murder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pick off (tr)

 

tirer sur, abattre, tuer froidement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

let off    (tr)

 

ne pas punir, laisser partir, laisser filer  (him)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face off

 

affronter, s'affronter

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/
659936308/the-teacher-walkouts-moved-these-educators-to-run-now-theyre-facing-off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

round off (tr)

 

conclure, clore, clôturer, terminer

(the Janacek anniversary year)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bunk off (tr)

 

(school) -> faire l'école buissonière

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knock off (tr)

 

ôter, réduire de (£5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nod off (intr)

 

s'assoupir, piquer du nez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

break off (tr)

 

interrompre (his holiday)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

call off    (tr)

 

arrêter (the search, hostilities),

mettre un terme à,

annuler (SAT, ACT, strike, auction, merger)

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/01/
825304555/colleges-go-test-optional-after-sat-act-are-called-off

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/
734683701/trump-reportedly-orders-strike-on-iran-then-calls-off-attack-plan

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/06/
473210585/pfizer-allergan-call-off-their-merger

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/11/
apple-htc-call-off-hostilities

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/
sports/george-vecsey-canceling-the-marathon-was-the-right-thing-to-do.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/01/
hampshire-man-arrested-murder-mother-baby

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/01/
davidmiliband.labourleadership

 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/25/
gcapmedia.commercialradio 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/may/28/
broadcasting.bbc 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

go off (intr)

 

s'éteindre (sujet : lights),

se produire (sujet : explosion),

se déclencher (sujet : an indoor motion alarm, our smoke alarm)

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/17/
639357265/politics-of-wildfires-biggest-battle-is-in-californias-capital

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/nyregion/
28trooper.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn off (tr)

 

éteindre (lights, radio),

arrêter (life support)

 

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/16/
japan-nuclear-shutdown-raises-energy-prices

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/28/
stephen-hawking-doctors-life-support

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/oct/13/
the-archers-borsetshire-ham

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/
health-news/parents-lose-fight-to-keep-alive-chronically-ill-son-baby-ot-1651307.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fuck off (sl)

 

"dégager", foutre le camp, aller se faire foutre / enculer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tell off (tr)

 

gronder, réprimander, engueuler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

square off (intr)

 

débattre, s'affronter

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/27/
uselections2008.barackobama1 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-14-obama-mccain_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

come off (intr)

 

réussir, "marcher"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fall off (intr)

 

se détacher

(collar, foam from space shuttle fuel tank)

 

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-02-17-
shuttle-crew_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spin off (tr)

 

liquider, se séparer de

(the investment bank's Discover credit card business)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ring off

 

raccrocher (téléphone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tick off

 

cocher, réprimander, critiquer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back off (intr + impér)

 

(se) reculer, s'éloigner, "bas les pattes !" / "pas touche !"

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jun/18/
prisonsandprobation.law
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hit off -> hit it off (idiom)

 

bien s'entendre tout de suite / dés le départ

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/
science/11robots.html 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stem off (tr)

 

éviter (future criticism)

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/feb/26/facebook-facebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

auction off (tr)

 

mettre aux enchères

(souvent au passif : be auctioned off)

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/12/
477769731/george-zimmerman-auctioning-off-gun-with-which-he-killed-trayvon-martin

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/may/07/gunter-sachs-appeal-playboy-art-collector

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/business/05house.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/23/charles-rothschild-butterfly-auction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fight off (tr)

 

lutter contre (the cold), éliminer (infections),

repousser (bid); repousser / tenir à distance (militants)

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/
world/obama-voices-concern-over-militant-advance-in-iraq.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/nyregion/
residents-in-storm-damaged-homes-struggle-to-keep-out-of-the-cold.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slag off (tr) (slang)

 

critiquer, dénigrer, débiner, "casser", "flinguer"

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jun/15/unseen-swells-coldplay

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/24/worst-best-films-ever-made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slink off (intr)

 

disparaître

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/opinion/05collins.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

run off (intr)

 

s'enfuir en courant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

die off (intr)

 

être en voie d'extinction, disparaître

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/16/
742050975/floridas-corals-are-dying-off-but-it-s-not-all-due-to-climate-change-study-says

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/26/
giant-trees-dying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tapper off (intr)

 

ralentir (hiring in U.S.)

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/
business/economy/us-adds-only-88000-jobs-jobless-rate-falls-to-7-6.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay off    (transitive)

 

1 - "laisser tranquille", "lâcher"

(ici au sens figuré, ex : "lâche-lui les baskets !")

 

2 - licencier (3,000 employees, 28, 000 workers)

 

 


Daily Mirror        frontpage        14 August 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/29/
918384935/disney-lays-off-28-000-workers

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/
us/coronavirus-housekeepers-nannies-domestic-undocumented-immigrants.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/
nyregion/coronavirus-airport-workers-ny-nj.html

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/7
14269010/u-s-aid-agency-is-preparing-to-lay-off-most-local-staff-for-palestinian-projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

push off

 

"dégager"

 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/apr/12/
business.socialexclusion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tip off (tr)

 

tuyauter, filer un tuyau / des renseignements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

laugh off (tr)

 

se moquer de, tourner en ridicule / dérision,

se sortir d'une situation / accusation embarrassante

en la prenant comme une plaisanterie

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/15/adele-five-year-break-music 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/apr/03/labour.uk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shrug off    (transitive)

 

dédaigner, passer outre, ignorer,

rejeter,

rejeter de façon méprisante

(offre, critique, his recent heart surgery),

"balayer d'un revers de la main",

minimiser (coronavirus risk)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/19/
tanzanias-president-shrugs-off-covid-19-risk-after-sending-fruit-for-tests

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/
611919853/foreign-investors-shrug-off-miamis-rising-sea-levels

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen/yemen-opposition-shrugs-off-gulf-mediation-offer-
idUSTRE73L1PP20110615

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2054860,00.html

http://business.guardian.co.uk/marketforces/story/0,,1885830,00.html

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,1745832,00.html

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/aug/26/
pay.britishairwaysbusiness 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cut off    (tr)

 

couper, arrêter (benefits, gas, aid to Uzbekistan), isoler

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/
nyregion/coronavirus-airport-workers-ny-nj.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/17/severed-hand-woman-killed-six-questioned

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/nov/23/
china.pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/nov/23/
marketingandpr.football 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hack off (tr)

 

couper

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/27/eric-cruz-hacked-neighbour-head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap off (tr)

 

couper, arracher avec ses dents

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/apr/12/internationalnews?picture=329776192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

send off (tr)

 

envoyer (personne, colis), expulser (sport),

dire adieu à (Pope with Prayers and Gun Salutes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whip off (tr)

 

arracher (roof) -> contexte : tempête

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

carry off (tr)

 

remporter (a prize)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/15/film.books 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seal off (tr)

 

boucler, interdire l'accès à

(zone, quartier, région),

 

"isoler"

(carbon dioxide in offshore oil wells)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/jan/22/
weather.pollution 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/feb/03/
oilandpetrol.sciencenews 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

block off (tr)

 

interdire l'accès à

(key roads)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

give off (tr)

 

émettre

(a flashbulb-like pulse of light)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buy off (tr)

 

rallier à sa cause

(sceptiques, rebelles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pull off (tr)

 

réussir (coup, a remarkable comeback),

remporter (a sensational election victory) ->

idée d'exploit, d'inattendu, parfois de magie,

de sortir quelque chose de sa manche,

d'un chapeau de magicien

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/
clinton-victory-extends-the-civil-war-among-democrats-814187.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dust off (tr)

 

épousseter, secouer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bump off (tr)

 

"descendre" (tuer) quelqu'un

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive off

 

partir / s'enfuire en voiture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clear off

 

dégager, foutre le camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dash off (intr)

 

filer (= se dépêcher)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jet off

 

partir en avion / s'envoler

(verbe utilisé dans les publicités)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

get off

 

descendre d'un véhicule, sortir;

s'en tirer à bon compte

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/21/spending-review-banking-city

http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5176273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bugger off

 

foutre le camp, aller se faire foutre, "dégager"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hold off (tr)

 

repousser (boxe), tenir à distance, l'emporter sur (sport),

retarder, contenir

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/mar/01/
liberal-democrats-ukip-eastleigh-byelection
 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/apr/28/
broadcasting.Iraqandthemedia 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fend off    (transitive)

 

repousser (avances, suggestion, proposition),

éluder (question), esquiver (débat), éviter, contrecarrer,

déjouer (a 9.1 billion pound bid attempt),

ne pas être contaminé par (coronavirus)

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/27/
810016611/coronavirus-101-what-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-and-prevent

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/26/
495477531/walking-fends-off-disability-and-its-not-too-late-to-start

 

ttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/
magazine/can-video-games-fend-off-mental-decline.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/us/politics/
makers-of-violent-video-games-marshal-support-to-fend-off-regulation.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/31elder.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

give off

 

émettre

(gas, substances toxiques)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

level off    (intransitive)

 

se stabiliser

(COVID-19 cases)

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/
893880851/houstons-covid-19-cases-level-off-after-sudden-surge-in-late-june

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

write off    (transitive)

 

passer par pertes et profits,

tirer une croix sur,

effacer

(developing countries' debt, borrowings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set off    (intr/tr)

 

se mettre en / prendre la route, partir, s'en aller, entreprendre,

 

causer / déclencher / provoquer

(the violence, a debate, a panic, my anxiety

fears, fireworks, a transformation),

 

se lancer

(on diplomatic tour),

 

"semer"

(a panic),

 

faire exploser

(a bomb)

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/
637230064/california-wildfires-set-off-big-political-fight-on-who-should-pay-for-damage

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/05/
635475707/wildfire-trauma-revisited

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/
625694709/this-july-4-dont-be-like-these-dummies-how-not-to-set-off-fireworks

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/world/europe/ireland-
recalibrates-ties-to-roman-catholic-church.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/world/europe/19gans.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/us/15utah.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/10markets.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5545966/
Cat-serial-killer-Florida-teenager-arrested-over-pet-deaths.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtrips

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jun/08/business.newmedia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

strike off (tr)

 

radier (souvent au passif : be struck off)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jul/16/
health.medicineandhealth 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/jan/21/health.uknews 

 

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=642656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pass off    (tr / intr)

 

se dérouler

(sujet :  a protest march, a wedding),

 

faire passer quelque chose pour

(objet : material from the internet)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/11/
monarchy.stephenbates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tear off    (transitive)

 

arracher (the brick, the roof)

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/hurricane-laura-live-updates/2020/08/28/
906988698/hurricane-lauras-impact-the-wind-just-tore-everything-up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

touch off    (transitive)

 

"déclencher" (débat, controverse)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/
nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

take off    (transitive)

 

ôter, enlever (veste, gant)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/oct/06/immigrationpolicy.labour

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/18/schools.religion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

take off    (intransitive)

 

décoller, "s'envoler", prendre son essor

(subject:

literal meaning -> plane

figurative meaning -> investment, profits),

prendre de l'ampleur

(subject: no-touch greetings)

 

se développer, se barrer, se casser, "dégager",

filer, partir à toute vitesse, s'élancer, s'enfuir

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/10/
852512047/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/15/
814540484/no-touch-greetings-take-off-people-are-getting-creative-about-saying-hi

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/opinion/biometric-technology-takes-off.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/23/windows-8-struggle-take-off

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/may/14/
britishairways.theairlineindustry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

toss off    (intransitive) (casual)

 

"dégager"

 

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9EE84Cd7-to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lift off (intr)

 

décoller (navette spatiale)

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/science/space/29shuttle.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/24/arts.artsnews 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

piss off (intr) (slang)

 

foutre le camp

faire chier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knock off

 

knock it off! -> La ferme ! Tu vas la boucler ?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sell off (tr / intr)

 

solder, brader, liquider, privatiser, se séparer de, vendre (some stores)

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/
809390207/dow-drops-1900-points-in-2-days-as-markets-sell-off-on-fears-of-coronavirus-spre

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/nov/06/
highstreetretailers.supermarkets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

see off (tr)

 

battre, chasser, repousser, amadouer / éliminer (rivals, rebels),

l'emporter sur, distancer de loin (prime-time foes in ratings war),

 

déjouer (plot),

 

lutter contre (gender stereotypes)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/18/
tyson-fury-confirms-deontay-wilder-fight-francesco-pianeta

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/18/comic-book-superheroine-cat-gender

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/12/harlequins-northampton-premiership-grand-final

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/sep/19/live-football-scores

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/09/gordon-brown-parliamentary-labour-party

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/23/boxing-sportfeatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stave off    (transitive)

 

-> idée d'éviter, de repousser "pour l'instant",

de retarder provisoirement,

idée de moratorium

 

retarder, écarter

(plot, plotter, interest rate rise),

 

éviter, éviter à tout prix

(coronavirus depression, economic catastrophe,

war, ban, defeat on EU constitution vote,

historic wave of evictions),

 

repousser

(attacks, rebels)

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/
949668850/covid-19-relief-bill-could-stave-off-historic-wave-of-evictions

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/23/
the-fed-is-running-out-of-options-to-stave-off-a-coronavirus-depression

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/
world/coronavirus-news.html

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/29/
564043596/climate-scientists-watch-their-words-hoping-to-stave-off-funding-cuts

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5479906/
Gordon-Brown-staves-off-rebels-with-emotional-speech-to-Labour-MPs.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

head off    (tr)

 

déjouer, éviter

(panic, plot, plotter, MPs' rebellion, trade war, strike)

 

repousser

(enemy)

 

éluder, stopper

(AIDS pandemic)

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/middleeast/20archive.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/apr/26/usa.oil 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ward off    (transitive)

 

déjouer, éviter, parer à

(coronavirus, plot, plotter, crisis,

Alzheimer's disease, inflation pressures)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/19/
nancy-pelosi-fears-for-morbidly-obese-trump-after-hydroxychloroquine-admission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kick off    (intransitive / transitive)

 

"casser sa pipe",

démarrer, enclencher

(match, festival, période),

commencer, mettre en train,

donner le coup d'envoi,

"lancer"

(the great EU debate, their latest world tour,

a massive COVID-19 vaccination drive),

virer quelqu'un

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/16/
957593507/indias-massive-coronavirus-vaccine-effort-begins-today

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/26/
735883899/why-facebook-wont-kick-off-a-warlord

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/05/
608737013/nasa-insight-kicks-off-6-month-journey-to-mars

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/
obama-declares-himself-candidate-for-re-election-idUSTRE7312G620110404

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2010/dec/11/
dannii-minogue-karen-gillan-jessie-j-andrea-riseborough-fashion

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/23/
arts.artsnews
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kill off    (tr)

 

détruire

 (the myth that we are the greatest country on earth)

éliminer, anéantir, réduire à néant,

exterminer

(dinosaurs),

en finir avec, arrêter définitivement,

"bloquer", "étouffer dans l'oeuf"

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/
opinion/coronavirus-america.html

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/22/
503013290/scientists-say-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-made-earths-surface-act-like-liquid

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/
science/earth/climate-change-threatens-to-kill-off-more-aspen-forests-by-2050s-scientists-say.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/28/
dinosaurs-asteroid-bad-timing-killed-off-biodiversity-edinburgh-scientists

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/23/christmas-food-handouts-families-poverty

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/17/queens-speech-tories-lord-strathclyde

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/24/big-brother-television

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/02/shopping.business 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blow off    (tr)

 

éclater, exploser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

put off    (tr)

 

rebuter, dissuader (voters)

remettre à plus tard, ajourner

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/feb/24/
australian-cigarette-packet-design-award

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/26/best-apps-iphone-ipad-android

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/03/tuition-fees-poor-students

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/19/google-nexus-one-phone-china

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/apr/14/uk.immigration1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

show off    (tr / intr)

 

se faire remarquer, frimer,

exhiber

(new ballistic missile)

révéler, dévoiler

(exhibition -> some of the library's treasures)

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/22/
552942917/iran-shows-off-new-ballistic-missile-at-military-parade

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/
technology/facebook-shows-off-redesign.html 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cool off    (intr)

 

se rafraîchir

(ex : en sautant dans une piscine / fontaine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scare off (tr)

 

faire fuir quelqu'un en lui faisant peur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rip off (tr)

 

arnaquer, escroquer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fob off    (tr)

 

léser, se débarrasser de

 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/may/26/
business.accounts2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wear off

 

s'effacer, disparaître, se dissiper (effet d'un vaccin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chop off    (tr)

 

trancher, couper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blast off / take off    (intr)

 

décoller, s'élancer (rocket)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/nov/09/
spaceexploration.internationalnews

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/oct/04/
spaceexploration.internationalnews
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brush off    (tr)

 

faire mine d'ignorer / considérer comme insignifiant, éluder,

"chasser d'un revers de la main",

rejeter (torture allegations)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/
world/asia/coronavirus-southeast-asia.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

sign off    (intr)

 

prendre sa retraite, se retirer,

"raccrocher les gants"

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/
business/media/bob-schieffer-of-face-the-nation-prepares-to-sign-off.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

saw off    (tr)

 

couper / découper à la scie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tee off

 

'strike a golf ball from a tee at the start of a game'

(Hyperdictionary definition)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pay off    (intr/tr)

 

rapporter (de l'argent),

"payer", "marcher" (reforms),

rembourser (debts)

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/26/
678749817/insured-but-indebted-couple-works-5-jobs-to-pay-off-medical-bills

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/05/david-cameron-households-debts-speech
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-03-26-censure-feingold_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

boo off

 

au passif > be booed off by > être chassé sous les huées

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/05/
match.sport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

goof off / around (intr)

 

déconner, glander

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/
education/15recess.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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