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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.npr.org/2024/05/31/
g-s1-2265/starliner-launch-astronauts-boeing-spacecraft-missing-luggage
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),
déclencher
(explosives),
faire exploser
(a bomb)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/
us/new-orleans-attack-airbnb-fire.html
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,
susciter, provoquer
(debate, controversy, fear,
confusion)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/
us/politics/trump-federal-workers.html
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
(rivals),
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/technology/article/2024/aug/05/
samsung-galaxy-z-fold-6-review-
the-best-folder-going-is-only-minor-upgrade
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
(Memorial
Day weekend),
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/music/2025/feb/16/
kylie-minogue-review-tension-world-tour-kicks-off-
with-euphoric-show-stuffed-with-hit-after-hit
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/
nx-s1-4977560/memorial-day-travel-weather
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2023/aug/05/
edinburgh-festival-2023-kicks-off-murdo-macleod-
in-pictures - Guardian picture 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 (intransitive
/
transitive)
se
faire remarquer, frimer,
montrer fièrement
(his
IBF heavyweight belt)
exhiber
(new
ballistic missile),
révéler, dévoiler
(exhibition -> some of the library's treasures)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2024/sep/21/
daniel-dubois-wembley-triumph-over-anthony-joshua-in-pictures
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
(contexte : forte chaleur,
exemple : se rafraîchir
en sautant dans une piscine / fontaine)
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/31/
a-volcanic-eruption-and-a-prisoner-swap-
photos-of-the-day-friday#img-18
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.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/
travel/scams-fraud-money-back-tips.html
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 / balayer d'un revers de la main",
rejeter (torture allegations)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/
us/politics/biden-debate-age-white-house.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/
world/asia/coronavirus-southeast-asia.html
sign off
(intransitive)
prendre sa retraite, se retirer,
"tirer sa révérence",
"raccrocher les gants"
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/
style/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-host.html
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,
dans le sens de retour sur investissement),
"payer", "marcher",
réussir
(experiment,
the
company’s approach, reforms),
rembourser (debts, bills)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/aug/08/
is-ai-a-bubble-podcast
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 ≠
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