| Verbes à particule |
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| back away vi phrasal | (retreat) | reculer⇒ vi |
| | Back away from the cookies and no one gets hurt. He nodded vaguely, continuing to dodge and back away. |
| | Recule et ne touche pas aux biscuits, et personne n'aura d'ennui. Il a vaguement hoché la tête, continuant à s'écarter et à reculer. |
| | | s'écarter (de [qch]) v pron |
| | Écarte-toi des gâteaux et tout se passera bien. |
| bang away vi phrasal | informal (do [sth] persistently) (familier) | bosser⇒ vi |
| Note: Usually followed by 'at sth' or 'on sth'. |
| | I've been banging away at this job for days, and I don't seem to be getting anywhere! |
barter [sth] away,
barter away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trade [sth] for [sth] else) | troquer⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer bartered all of his goats away. |
| | Le fermier a troqué toutes ses chèvres. |
| bear away vtr phrasal insep | (carry off after winning) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| bear away vi phrasal | (nautical: change course) (Nautique) | laisser porter loc v |
| | (Nautique) | abattre⇒ vi |
| beaver away at [sth] vi phrasal | UK, informal (work diligently) | travailler d'arrache-pied vi + loc adv |
| blast [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (remove forcefully) | faire sauter⇒ vtr |
| | They will blast away the rocks with dynamite. |
| | Ils vont faire sauter les rochers avec de la dynamite. |
| blast away vi phrasal | US, informal (shoot repeatedly) | faire feu (à volonté) loc v |
| | Les terroristes ont fait feu sur la foule. |
| blaze away vi phrasal | (gun: shoot continuously) (familier : arme) | canarder⇒, arroser⇒ vtr |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | impressionner⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | épater⇒, scotcher⇒ vtr |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| | La candidate a impressionné le recruteur. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) (familier : tuer) | descendre⇒ vtr |
| | (très familier : tuer) | flinguer⇒ vtr |
| | | abattre⇒ vtr |
| | The gunman blew away his victim from close range. |
| | Le tireur a descendu sa victime à bout portant. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (thoroughly defeat) (figuré :vaincre facilement) | écraser⇒ vtr |
| | The first time he ran, he blew away the competition and came home with a gold medal. |
| | La première fois qu'il a couru, il a écrasé la concurrence et a remporté la médaille d'or. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | se séparer⇒ v pron |
| | | se détacher⇒, se dégager⇒ v pron |
| | | partir⇒ vi |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| | Deux membres se sont séparés du reste du groupe pour forme le leur. |
| | Deux membres sont partis du groupe pour former le leur. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | partir de vi + prép |
| | | quitter⇒ vtr |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | se détacher de [qch] v pron + prép |
| | | tomber de [qch] vi + prép |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
brush [sth] aside,
brush aside [sth],
brush [sth] away,
brush away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) | ignorer⇒ vtr |
| | | repousser⇒ vtr |
| | | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| burn away vi phrasal | (be destroyed by fire) | être consumé vi + adj |
| | Tout l'immeuble a été consumé par les flammes. |
| burn away vi phrasal | (stay alight) | brûler⇒ vi |
| | (bougie) | se consumer⇒ v pron |
burn [sth] away,
burn away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy by fire) | brûler⇒, consumer⇒ vtr |
call [sb] away,
call away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (summon [sb]) | appeler⇒ vtr |
| | The doctor was suddenly called away, so he is not in the office today. |
| | Le docteur a été appelé et n'est pas donc dans son cabinet aujourd'hui. |
| carry [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (tide: sweep off) | emporter⇒ vtr |
cast [sth] away,
cast away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | jeter⇒ vtr |
| cast [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (shipwreck) | faire naufragé vtr + adj |
| | | to be cast away : faire naufrage loc v |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (hack pieces off) | tailler⇒ vtr |
| | | retirer des éclats, retirer des copeaux loc v |
| | Michelangelo created statues by chipping away at marble with a chisel and hammer. |
| | Michel-Ange a créé des statues en taillant le marbre avec un burin et un marteau. |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (decrease gradually) | saper⇒, miner⇒ vtr |
| | | rogner progressivement, réduire progressivement vtr + adv |
| | The bullying he was subjected to throughout his childhood chipped away at his self-confidence. |
| | Le harcèlement qu'il a subi pendant toute son enfance lui a sapé (or: miné) toute son assurance. |
chuck [sth] away,
chuck away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard [sth], throw away) | jeter⇒ vtr |
| clear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put away neatly) | ranger⇒ vtr |
| | (la table) | débarrasser⇒ vtr |
| | After the meal, Fiona began clearing away the plates. |
| | Après le repas, Fiona a commencé à débarrasser les assiettes. |
cloister [sb] away,
cloister away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (seclude) | cloîtrer⇒ vtr |
| come away vi phrasal | (step back, leave) | partir⇒ vi |
| | I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| | J'ai dû partir parce que sinon, j'aurais fini par les insulter. |
| | | s'en aller loc v |
| | J'ai dû m'en aller parce que sinon, j'aurais fini par les insulter. |
| creep away vi phrasal | (leave stealthily) | s'éclipser⇒ v pron |
| crumble away vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | tomber en ruines vi |
| | The building will crumble away if they don't start to work on it. |
| | Le bâtiment va tomber en ruines s'ils ne commencent pas à y faire des travaux. |
| cut away vi phrasal | (TV, film: change shot) (TV, Cinéma) | changer de plan loc v |
| | From a shot of the letter in the woman's hands, the camera cuts away to her reaction. |
| cut away to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (TV, film: change shot) (TV, film) | passer rapidement à vi + adv + prép |
| dash away vi phrasal | (hurry off) (familier : partir) | filer⇒ vi |
| die away vi phrasal | (fade, diminish) | s'éteindre⇒ v pron |
| | It was five full minutes before the applause died away. |
| | | faiblir⇒ vi |
| do away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | en finir avec loc v |
| | | se débarrasser de v pron + prép |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| | Pour améliorer la qualité de notre lait, nous voulions nous débarrasser des antibiotiques pour nos vaches. |
| do away with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (kill, murder) (figuré : tuer) | se débarrasser de v pron + prép |
| | (figuré) | éliminer⇒ vtr |
| | He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
| | Il était devenu gênant pour notre gang et nous savions que tôt ou tard, nous devrions nous débarrasser de lui (or: l'éliminer). |
| drain away vi phrasal | figurative (be gradually lost) (figuré) | s'épuiser⇒ v pron |
| | Her strength drained away as she neared the mountain's summit. |
| draw away vi phrasal | (retreat, move back) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| drift away vi phrasal | (be carried away, float off) (par le courant, par le vent) | être emporté vi + adj |
| | He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach. |
| | Il s'est endormi sur son matelas gonflable et a été emporté vers le large. |
| drift away vi phrasal | figurative (lose contact, become estranged) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| | Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced. |
| | Parfois, un mari et sa femme s'éloignent jusqu'à ce qu'ils finissent par divorcer. |
drink away [sth],
drink [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (lose [sth] by spending on alcohol) (dépenser en boissons) | boire⇒ vtr |
| | Tania's great-great-grandfather drank away the family fortune. |
| | L'arrière-arrière-grand-père de Tania a bu toute la fortune familiale. |
drink away [sth],
drink [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (forget [sth], esp. sorrow, by drinking) | boire pour oublier (son chagrin) loc v |
| | | noyer (son chagrin) dans l'alcool loc v |
| drive away vi phrasal | (depart in a vehicle) (en voiture) | partir⇒ vi |
| | She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| | Elle a essuyé une larme quand il est parti. |
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a hairbreadth away (US),
a hair's breadth away (UK) expr | figurative (very close) (victoire,...) | à un cheveu (de [qch]), à deux doigts (de (faire) [qch]) loc adv |
| | The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| | (familier : être, passer) | à ça (de (faire) [qch]) adv |
| | (pour une distance physique) | à deux pas (de [qch]), à un saut de puce (de [qch]) adv |
| | La maison que j'ai achetée est à deux pas de la mer. |
| | (pour une distance physique) | tout près (de [qch]) adv |
| | La maison que j'ai achetée est tout près de la mer. |
| a heartbeat away from [sth] expr | US, figurative (very close) (figuré) | à deux doigts de [qch], à un cheveu de [qch] adv |
| | I'm sure you're only a heartbeat away from success now. |
| a heartbeat away adv | US, figurative (very close) (figuré) | à deux doigts, à un cheveu adv |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | à deux pas loc adv |
| | | à un jet de pierre loc adv |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
| | Nous pouvons facilement nous rendre chez Martha à pied : elle habite à deux pas. |
| away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | loin de adv + prép |
| | Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| | Loin de l'épicentre du tremblement de terre, il y avait moins de dommages. |
| away from home expr | (not where you live) | loin de chez soi expr |
| away game n | (match: not on home field) (Sports) | match à l'extérieur nm |
| | The team are playing an away game this Saturday. |
| away message n | (email response: indicates absence) | message d'absence nm |
| | I emailed him but all I got back was an away message. |
| | Je lui ai envoyé un e-mail mais n'ai obtenu qu'un message d'absence en retour. |
| away with [sb] interj | (dismiss or remove [sb]) | qu'on emmène [qqn] interj |
| away with [sth] interj | (end or remove [sth]) | à bas [qch] interj |
| away with you interj | slang, regional (Leave, get going, be on your way) | va-t'en, allez-vous-en v |
| | Away with you! proclaimed the king. |
| bang away vi + adv | (play instrument loudly) | taper⇒, tambouriner⇒ vi |
| | My neighbour is a keen drummer; I hear him banging away throughout the day and night. |
| | Mon voisin est un fervent joueur de tambour : je l'entends taper jour et nuit. |
| be taken away vi | euphemism (die) (euphémisme) | nous quitter⇒ vtr |
| | Un grand ami nous a quittés. Il va nous manquer. |
| | | s'éteindre⇒ v pron |
| | Claude Lévi-Strauss s'est éteint à l'âge de cent ans, dans la nuit du samedi au dimanche 30 octobre 2009. |
| be tucked away v expr | figurative, informal (be concealed or obscured) | être mis de côté v |
| | Some money was tucked away in the back of the old cabinet. |
| | (fam) | être planqué v |
| | Mon fric est planqué en cas de coup dur. |
| be wrenched away vi | (be removed forcibly) | être arraché (de force) (à [qch]) loc v |
| | The child was wrenched away from his game. |
| bid [sth] away vtr + adv | (outbid [sb] for) | enchérir⇒, surenchérir⇒ vi |
blow [sth] away,
blow away [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: carry off) (vent) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | | faire s'envoler⇒ vtr |
| | The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| | Le vent a emporté le billet. |
| blow away vi + adv | (be carried off by wind) | être emporté par le vent vi + loc adj |
| | The paper bag blew away in a gust of wind. |
| | Le sac en papier a été emporté par un coup de vent. |
boil [sth] away,
boil away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove by boiling) | évaporer⇒, faire évaporer⇒ vtr |
| boil away vi + adv | (liquid: boil until none is left) | s'évaporer⇒ v pron |
| | I left the saucepan on the hob for too long; the water has all boiled away. |
| brush [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove) (des larmes) | essuyer⇒ vtr |
| | James brushed away his tears and began to smile. |
| | James essuya ses larmes et commença à sourire. |
| called away v expr | (being required elsewhere) | réclamé ailleurs loc adj |
| cart [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove for disposal) | enlever⇒ vtr |
| | There was so much junk in the garage that she had to rent a truck to cart it all away. |
| cart [sb] away vtr + adv | informal, figurative (remove, evict [sb] troublesome) (familier) | jeter⇒, virer⇒ vtr |
| | | sortir⇒, expulser⇒ vtr |
| | The guards carted away the guy who got into a fight. |
cast away,
castaway adj | (discarded) | jeté adj |
cast away,
castaway adj | (shipwrecked) | naufragé adj |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (shoo) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| | Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
| | Chasse ce chien avant qu'il ne mange ta viande. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (scare into running away) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and chased the poachers away. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | figurative (banish, get rid of) | chasser⇒, repousser⇒ vtr |
| | It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| | Il s'agissait d'un porte-bonheur qui chassait les cauchemars. |
| chat away v expr | (converse enthusiastically) | bavarder⇒ vi |
| | (familier) | papoter⇒ vi |
| Note: often used in continuous tenses |
| | The two elderly ladies were soon chatting away happily as though they had known each other all their lives. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | quitter⇒ vtr |
| | | sortir de, partir de vi + prép |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| | Lucy a quitté l'entretien en sentant qu'elle avait de bonnes chances de décrocher le travail. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | s'éloigner de v pron |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| | Éloigne-toi du bord de cette falaise : elle pourrait s'effriter. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | se détacher de v pron + prép |
| | | sortir de vi + prép |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| | La porte du placard était sortie de ses gonds. |
| cut [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove: with blade) | enlever⇒, découper⇒ vtr |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| | Pour réparer la table, j'ai dû enlever (or: découper) le placage abimé et le remplacer par un autre morceau assorti. |
| cutaway n | (TV, film: scene change) (TV, film) | plan de coupe nm |
| cutaway n | (drawing, model: shows interior) (vue) | coupe nf |
| cutaway n | US (men's formal coat) | redingote nf |
| | (vieilli) | frac nm |
| | (familier) | queue-de-pie nf |
| cutaway adj | (film shot: rapid change) (plan) | de coupe loc adj |
| | There is a cutaway shot of the child who is listening in the next room. |
| | Il y a un plan de coupe de l'enfant qui écoute dans la pièce d'à côté. |
| cutaway adj | (drawing, model: shows interior) | en coupe loc adj |
| | This cutaway drawing of the earth shows the hot ball at its center. |
| dance the night away v expr | figurative, informal (spend the evening dancing) | danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit vi |
| | Sometimes when you feel really good, you just want to dance the night away. |
| dart away vi + adv | (leave quickly) | partir en toute hâte, partir comme une flèche, partir en courant loc v |
day away (US),
day out (UK) n | (one-day trip, outing) | journée (passée dehors) nf |
| | | excursion nf |
| | We had a lovely day out at the seaside. |
| | Nous avons passé une très bonne journée au bord de la mer. |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v expr | (point in different direction) | détourner [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | (la circulation, le trafic) | dévier [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| | La police déviait le trafic de la rue où il y avait une fuite de gaz. |
drag [sb] away,
drag away [sb] vtr + adv | (force [sb] to leave) | embarquer⇒ vtr |
| | | emmener⇒, sortir⇒ vtr |
| | A police officer was dragging one of the protesters away. |
| | Un officier de police était en train d'embarquer un des manifestants. |
| drain [sth] away vtr + adv | (filter off) | faire couler⇒ vtr |
| | | écouler⇒ vtr |
| | He dug a ditch to drain away the water that was flooding the lawn. |
| drain away vi + adv | (trickle off, be filtered off) (liquide) | s'écouler⇒, s'évacuer⇒ v pron |
| | (liquide) | évacuer⇒ vtr |
| | The washbasin is blocked; the water only drains away very slowly. |
| | Le lavabo est bouché, l'eau ne s'écoule que très lentement. |
| draw away from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat from [sth], [sb]) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| draw [sb] away from [sth] v expr | (cause to leave) | éloigner⇒ vtr |
| | What drew you away from your hometown? |
| | Qu'est-ce qui t'a éloigné de ta ville natale ? |