Les anglonautes

About | Search | Vocapedia | Learning | Podcasts | Videos | History | Culture | Science | Translate

 Previous Home Up Next

 

learning > grammaire anglaise - niveau avancé

 

groupe verbal

 

verbes à particule adverbiale,

verbes à préposition,

verbes à préfixe >

 

verbes à particule adverbiale >

 

liste par particule

 

off

 

 

attention,

off

n'est pas ici préposition

mais

particule adverbiale,

et fait partie

d'un verbeà particule adverbiale :

 

I'd better take off

 

 

I'd [ had ] better take off

-- before I change my mind.

 

Spiderman

comics

Stan Lee    Kingfeatures    5 July 2004

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

start off    (intransitive)

 

commencer, "se mettre à la tâche"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/17/
837300800/this-is-a-good-time-to-start-a-garden-heres-how

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

log off    (intransitive)

 

se déconnecter (sous-entendu : d'internet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/
1110926267/digital-minimalism-can-help-find-balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drop off    (transitive)

 

déposer quelqu'un en voiture,

glisser une note dans une boîte aux lettres

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/
nyregion/charlotte-sena-missing-ny.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/oct/25/
boys-arrested-suspicion-girl-murder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pick off    (transitive)

 

tirer sur, abattre, tuer froidement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

let off    (transitive)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face off    (intransitive)

 

se faire face, affronter, s'affronter

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/
1209969987/republican-debate-miami

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

round off    (transitive)

 

conclure, clore, clôturer, terminer

(the Janacek anniversary year)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bunk off    (transitive)

 

(school) -> faire l'école buissonière

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knock off    (transitive)

 

ôter, réduire de (£5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nod off    (intransitive)

 

s'assoupir, piquer du nez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

break off    (transitive)

 

interrompre (his holiday)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

call off    (transitive)

 

arrêter (the search, hostilities),

mettre un terme à,

annuler

(Artemis 1 moon rocket launch,

SAT, ACT, strike, auction, merger)

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/03/
nasa-artemis-1-launch-called-off-fuel-leak

 

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    (intransitive)

 

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    (transitive)

 

éteindre (lights, radio),

arrêter (life support),

"couper" (Europe’s gas)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/jul/27/
what-happens-if-russia-turns-off-europes-gas

 

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

 

 

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/
health-and-families/health-news/
parents-lose-fight-to-keep-alive-chronically-ill-son-baby-ot-
1651307.html - 22 March 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shut off    (transitive)

 

"couper" (the engines)

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/23/
1208009872/off-duty-pilot-attempted-to-shut-off-the-engines-in-flight-alaska-airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fuck off    (slang)

 

"dégager",

foutre le camp,

aller se faire foutre / enculer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tell off    (transitive)

 

gronder, réprimander, engueuler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

square off    (intransitive)

 

débattre, s'affronter

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

come off    (intransitive)

 

réussir, "marcher"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fall off    (intransitive)

 

se détacher

(wheels, collar, foam from space shuttle fuel tank),

 

se détacher et tomber

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/07/
boeing-plane-lands-safely-
after-engine-cowling-strikes-wing-during-takeoff

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/24/
toyota-recalls-its-first-electric-car-
amid-fears-the-wheels-could-fall-off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spin off    (transitive)

 

liquider, se séparer de

(the investment bank's Discover credit card business)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ring off

 

raccrocher (téléphone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tick off

 

cocher, réprimander, critiquer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back off    (intransitive + imperative)

 

(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    (transitive)

 

éviter (future criticism)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/feb/26/
facebook-facebook 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

auction off    (transitive)

 

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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/may/07/
gunter-sachs-appeal-playboy-art-collector 

 

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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/feb/23/
charles-rothschild-butterfly-auction

 

 

 

 

 

 

fight off    (transitive)

 

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    (transitive)    (colloquial, slang)

 

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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/20/
blind-date-kat-jack

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jun/15/
unseen-swells-coldplay

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/24/
worst-best-films-ever-made 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slink off    (intransitive)

 

disparaître

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

run off    (intransitive)

 

s'enfuir en courant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

die off    (intranstitive)

 

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    (intransitive)

 

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 : "mais tu vas me lâcher, oui?",

"lâche-lui les baskets !")

 

2 - licencier

(3,000 employees, 28, 000 workers)

 

 


Daily Mirror    14 August 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/
1180808470/los-angeles-times-layoffs

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/
1107360500/netflix-lays-off-several-hundred-more-employees

 

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    (transitive)

 

tuyauter, filer un tuyau / des renseignements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

laugh off    (transitive)

 

se moquer de, tourner en ridicule / dérision,

se sortir d'une situation / accusation embarrassante

en la prenant comme une plaisanterie

 

https://www.theguardian.com/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,

n'avoir rien à faire de,

ne pas se soucier de (climate concerns),

ne même pas penser à,

rejeter,

rejeter de façon méprisante

(offre, critique, his recent heart surgery),

"balayer d'un revers de la main",

minimiser (coronavirus risk)

 

selon les contextes,

idée d'insouciance, d'inconscience,

de mépris

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/21/
i-cannot-stress-too-much-about-it-monaco-yacht-buyers-shrug-off-climate-concerns

 

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-idUSTRE73L1PP
20110615

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/apr/12/
usnews.internationalnews2 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/oct/02/
interestrates.ftse 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cut off    (transitive)

 

couper / couper totalement (water),

bloquer,

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

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/
us/arizona-water-rio-verde-scottsdale.html

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/
1084580235/russia-blocks-facebook-twitter

 

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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/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    (transitive)

 

couper

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jul/27/
eric-cruz-hacked-neighbour-head 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap off    (transitive)

 

couper, arracher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

send off    (transitive)

 

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

dire adieu à (Pope with Prayers and Gun Salutes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whip off    (transitive)

 

arracher (roof) -> contexte : tempête

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

carry off    (transitive)

 

remporter (a prize)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seal off    (transitive)

 

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    (transitive)

 

interdire l'accès à

(key roads)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

give off    (transitive)

 

émettre

(a flashbulb-like pulse of light)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buy off    (transitive)

 

rallier à sa cause

(sceptiques, rebelles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pull off    (transitive)

 

réussir

(coup, a remarkable comeback),

concrétiser

(wealth tax for the super rich)

 

 

pull it off :

"réussir son / leur coup", "marcher", "réussir", "y arriver"

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/
1054711913/progressives-wealth-tax-super-rich-elon-musk-jeff-bezos

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/
business/transgender-at-work.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/26/
the-oxford-vaccine-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-world-saving-jab

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dust off    (transitive)

 

épousseter, secouer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bump off    (transitive)

 

"descendre" (tuer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive off

 

partir / s'enfuire en voiture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clear off

 

dégager, foutre le camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dash off    (intransitive)

 

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)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/oct/21/
spending-review-banking-city

 

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2005/11/17/
stop-the-world-we-want-to-get-off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bugger off

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hold off    (transitive)

 

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 / rejeter

(Covid, avances, suggestion, proposition, appel),

éluder (question),

esquiver (débat),

éviter, contrecarrer,

déjouer (a 9.1 billion pound bid attempt),

ne pas être contaminé par (coronavirus),

surmonter (panic)

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/09/
1230170175/coronavirus-faq-im-immunocompromised-
will-pills-gargles-and-sprays-fend-off-covi

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/12/
gulf-states-fend-off-call-from-iran-to-arm-palestinians-at-riyadh-summit

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/19/
virulent-microbes-everywhere-how-can-anxious-people-fend-off-reopening-panic

 

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

 

http://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

 

https://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),

 

be / get written off    (passive)

"c'est comme si vous n'existiez pas"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/
837923621/you-just-get-written-off-
one-inmate-on-life-on-rikers-during-the-pandemic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set off    (intransitive / transitive)

 

se mettre en / prendre la route,

partir, s'en aller, entreprendre,

 

causer / déclencher / provoquercausal, conduire à / au,

(a fresh round of conspiracy theories,

a cascade of revisions,

landslides, a wave of messy defaults,

killing, the violence, a debate, a panic, a new clampdown,

my anxiety fears,

fireworks, a transformation),

 

se lancer

(on diplomatic tour),

 

"semer"

(a panic),

 

faire exploser

(a bomb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/
1223212801/the-new-jeffrey-epstein-files-
have-set-off-a-fresh-round-of-conspiracy-theories

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/
business/developing-countries-debt-defaults.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/24/
typhoon-talas-lashes-japan-setting-off-landslides-with-more-rains-to-come

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/09/
1116562931/grand-jury-emmett-till-woman-carolyn-bryant-donham

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/
1104534655/a-covid-19-cluster-at-a-beijing-nightclub-sets-off-a-new-clampdown

 

 

 

 

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

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/
us/handling-of-sexual-harassment-case-poses-larger-questions-at-yale.html

 

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.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtrips

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

strike off    (transitive)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pass off    (transitive / intransitive)

 

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 / se multiplier

(subject: no-touch greetings, early retirement)

 

se développer,

se tirer, se barrer, se casser, "dégager",

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/27/
1227278489/boeing-737-max-9-alaska-united-airlines-resumes-flying

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/
1130207813/early-retirement-took-off-during-the-pandemic-
an-economic-downturn-could-change-

 

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

 

 https://www.theguardian.com/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    (intransitive)

 

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    (intransitive, transitive)    (colloquial)

 

"foutre le camp"

"emmerder"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knock off

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sell off    (transitive / intranstive)

 

solder, brader, liquider, privatiser,

se séparer de, vendre (some stores)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/jul/18/
how-right-to-buy-fuelled-uk-housing-crisis-podcast

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/04/
1103083504/boy-scouts-land-sales-bankruptcy

 

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    (transitive)

 

battre, chasser, repousser,

amadouer / "éliminer" (rivals, rebels),

l'emporter sur, battre, 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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/18/
comic-book-superheroine-cat-gender

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/12/
harlequins-northampton-premiership-grand-final

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/19/
live-football-scores

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jun/09/
gordon-bro

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/23/
boxing-sportfeatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stave off    (transitive)

 

-> idée de prévenir (dementia),

d'éviter, de repousser dans l'urgence, "pour l'instant",

de retarder provisoirement,

idée de moratorium

 

retarder, écarter

(plot, plotter, interest rate rise),

 

éviter / éviter à tout prix

(a crisis, seasonal depression,

coronavirus depression, a third Covid wave)

economic catastrophe,

war, ban, defeat on EU constitution vote,

historic wave of evictions),

 

repousser

(attacks, rebels)

 

lutter contre

(hunger)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/29/
1241148952/gaza-hunger-famine-aid-israel-hamas-war

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/
well/mind/dementia-bilingual-language.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/09/
adele-seasonal-depression-sad-los-angeles-california

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/
business/europe-natural-gas.html

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/
1095097566/carbon-dioxide-removal-climate-emissions

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/05/
what-can-the-uk-government-do-to-stave-off-a-third-covid-wave

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

head off    (transitive)

 

empêcher (global catastrophe)

 

déjouer, éviter

(a resurgence, escalation, panic, plot, plotter,

MPs' rebellion, trade war, strike)

 

repousser

(enemy)

 

éluder, stopper

(AIDS pandemic)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/
world/middleeast/biden-netanyahu-israel-iran-strikes.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/
health/coronavirus-evolution-immunity.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/30/
total-climate-meltdown-inevitable-heatwaves-global-catastrophe

 

https://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, $454 million judgment,

plot, plotter, crisis,

Alzheimer's disease, inflation pressures)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/
nyregion/trump-bond-deal.html

 

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" / mourir,

"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.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2023/aug/05/
edinburgh-festival-2023-kicks-off-murdo-macleod-
in-pictures - Guardian pictures gallery

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/nov/18/
excitement-boycotts-and-rainbow-protest-qatar-world-cup-kicks-off-
podcast  - Guardian
podcast

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/
arts/music/coachella-summer-concerts-covid.html

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/11/
1063112721/as-the-2022-campaign-kicks-off-in-georgia-
2020-casts-a-long-shadow

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2021/
aug/09/edinburgh-festival-kicks-off-in-pictures

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/14/
the-dead-dont-die-review-stumbling-zombie-comedy-kicks-off-cannes

 

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-idUSTRE7312G6
20110404

 

 

 

 

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    (transitive)

 

détruire, "tuer"

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

the movie star)

éliminer, anéantir, réduire à néant,

exterminer

(dinosaurs),

en finir avec,

arrêter définitivement

(Big Brother show),

"bloquer", "étouffer dans l'oeuf",

ne pas diffuser, ne pas sortir en salle (movie)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/12/
movie-stars-killed-brad-pitt-tom-cruise-meryl-streep

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/
1115380005/warner-bros-kills-off-batgirl-movie-90-million-in

 

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

 

https://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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/24/
big-brother-television

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blow off    (transitive)

 

éclater, exploser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

put off    (transitive)

 

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    (transitive / intransitive)

 

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    (intransitive)

 

se rafraîchir

(ex : en sautant dans une piscine / fontaine)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/15/
how-and-where-to-enjoy-open-water-swimming-safely-heatwave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scare off    (transitive)

 

faire fuir quelqu'un en lui faisant peur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rip off    (transitive)

 

escroquer, arnaquer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/
1112554478/student-loan-forgiveness-borrower-defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fob off    (transitive)

 

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    (transitive)

 

trancher, couper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blast off / take off    (intransitive)

 

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    (transitive)

 

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    (intransitive)

 

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    (transitive)

 

couper / découper à la scie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tee off

 

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

(Hyperdictionary definition)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pay off    (intransitive / transitive)

 

rapporter (sous-entendu > de l'argent),

"payer", "marcher", réussir

(experiment, the company’s approach, reforms),

rembourser (debts, bills)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/
1220355151/the-crown-finale-netflix-queen-elizabeth-season-6-imelda-staunton

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/
business/barbie-movie-mattel-windfall.html

 

 

 

 

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

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/oct/05/
david-cameron-households-debts-speech

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 (intransitive)

 

déconner, glander

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voir aussi > Anglonautes >

Grammaire anglaise explicative - niveau avancé

 

verbes à particule adverbiale en contexte

liste / classement par particule

 

 

verbes à particule adverbiale

 

 

verbes à particule adverbiale,

verbes à préposition,

verbes à préfixe

 

 

prépositions > of off

 

 

prépositions + N

 

 

 

home Up