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to back out / stand down / withdraw

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se désister

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2
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to break out

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intransitive verb inseparable

  1. [begin - war, storm] éclater
    [ - disease] se déclarer
  2. [become covered]
    - to break out in spots OR in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons
    - to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer
  3. [escape] s’échapper
    to break out from OR of prison s’évader (de prison)
    - we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux
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3
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to buy out

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racheter

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4
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to come out

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sortir / être publié

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5
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to carry out something

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exécuter / faire qqch

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6
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to cross out

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barrer

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7
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to cut out / cut up (gâteau/viande)

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découper

  • il a découpé le gâteau en parts égales he cut the cake into equal parts
  • découper des articles dans le journal to take cuttings out of the newspaper
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8
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to drop out

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abandonner

  • abandonner le pouvoir : to leave OU to retire from OU to give up office
  • elle abandonne la géographie : she’s dropping geography
  • abandonner la partie :
    a. (sens propre) to give up
    b. (figuré) to throw in the sponge OU towel
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9
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to fall out with somebody

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se disputer avec quelqu’un

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10
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to figure out

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imaginer

  1. [understand - person] arriver à comprendre
    we couldn’t figure it out nous n’arrivions pas à comprendre OR saisir
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11
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to find out

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découvrir

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12
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to hand something out

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distribuer quelque chose

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13
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to leak out

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couler / s’échapper

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14
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to leave something out

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  • ne pas inclure quelque chose

- omettre

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15
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to let somebody out

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laisser sortir quelqu’un

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16
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to move out

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déménager

17
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to pass out

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perdre connaissance

18
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to pick something out

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choisir / repérer

  1. [remarquer] to spot, to pick out (separable), to notice
    je l’avais repéré au premier rang - I’d noticed OU spotted him in the first row
    • tu vas nous faire repérer avec tes éternuements - you’ll get us caught OU spotted with your sneezing
    • les ravisseurs se sont fait repérer près de l’hôpital the kidnappers were spotted near the hospital
19
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to point something out to somebody

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faire remarquer quelque chose à quelqu’un

20
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to pull out / to pull something out

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déboîter (voiture) / arracher qqch

- arracher quelqu’un à la mort - to rescue someone from the jaws of death

21
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to rule something out

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exclure quelque chose
• she cannot be ruled out of the inquiry - elle n’a pas encore été mise hors de cause
• the injury rules him out of Saturday’s game - sa blessure ne lui permettra pas de jouer samedi

22
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to set out (plan / idée)

23
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to show somebody out

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faire sortir quelqu’un

24
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to stand out

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se détacher

• [sandale, lacet]  to come undone
[étiquette]  to come off
[page]  to come loose
- (sport)  to break away
- [se profiler]  to stand out
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to try out
experimenter [new car, bicycle] essayer, faire un essai avec, faire l'essai de [method, chemical, recipe] essayer [employee] mettre à l'essai
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to turn out to be
se révéler être
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to turn somebody out
mettre dehors
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to watch out for something
être sur ses gardes
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to wear out
s'user
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to work something out
mettre au point qqch