Verbes à particule
knock | knocking |
| knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (punch or treat roughly) | maltraiter⇒, brutaliser⇒ vtr |
| knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | débattre de vtr ind |
knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | malmener⇒, battre⇒ vtr |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) | débattre de vtr ind |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) (familier) | traîner⇒ vi |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) (familier) | traîner avec vi + prép |
| knock [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (impede progress of) | retarder⇒ vtr |
| | The unexpected obstacle knocked her back and she was not able to finish on time. |
| | L'obstacle inattendu l'a retardée et elle n'a pas pu finir à temps. |
knock [sth] back,
knock back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (drink greedily) (familier : une boisson) | descendre⇒ vtr |
| | Il a descendu trois pastis d'affilée. |
| knock [sb] back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (cost) | coûter (cher) à [qqn] vi |
| | That new car must have knocked you back a fair amount! |
| | Cette voiture a dû te coûter très cher. |
knock [sth] down,
knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (demolish) | démolir⇒ vtr |
| | The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| | Le vieil immeuble a été démoli pour faire place au nouveau centre commercial. |
knock [sth] down,
knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce the price of) | baisser⇒ vtr |
| | No one was buying anything so they decided to knock down the prices. |
| | Personne n'achetait rien alors ils ont décidé de baisser les prix. |
knock [sb] down,
knock down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) | renverser⇒, faucher⇒ vtr |
| | (un animal surtout) | écraser⇒ vtr |
| | The car knocked him down as he crossed the street. |
| | Une voiture l'a renversé alors qu'il traversait la route. |
knock down [sth],
knock [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (cause to fall to the ground) | renverser⇒ vtr |
| | | faire tomber⇒ vtr |
| | The objective of bowling is to knock down as many pins as possible. |
| | Le but du bowling est de renverser (or: de faire tomber) autant de quilles que possible. |
knock [sth] in,
knock in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (demolish, break down) | abattre⇒ vtr |
| | Before adding the extra room to the house, they had to knock in the kitchen wall. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang (finish rapidly) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | (péjoratif) | bâcler⇒ vtr |
| | (familier, péjoratif) | torcher⇒ vtr |
| | I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| | J'ai fini une dissertation de science po en attendant qu'elle se prépare. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (brand: copy) | copier⇒ vtr |
| | They're knocking off designer brands and selling the goods in the local market. |
| | Ils copient des marques de créateurs et vendent les articles sur le marché local. |
| knock off vi phrasal | slang (finish day's work) | arrêter de travailler loc v |
| | | cesser le travail loc v |
| | When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| | Quand il pleut, le patron nous permet d'arrêter de travailler plus tôt. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (price: reduce) | faire une réduction, faire une ristourne, faire une remise loc v |
| | There's a button missing from this dress. Could you knock a couple of pounds off the price? |
| | Il manque un bouton à cette robe, pourriez-vous faire une réduction de quelques livres ? |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (strike unconscious) | assommer⇒, mettre K.-O., mettre KO vtr |
| | (familier) | sonner⇒ vtr |
| | The goalkeeper collided with the striker and knocked him out. |
| | Le gardien a percuté l'attaquant et l'a assommé (or: mis K.-O.). |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (send to sleep) (figuré) | mettre K.-O., mettre KO vtr |
| | (familier) | sonner⇒ vtr |
| | The chloroform knocked her out. |
| | Le chloroforme l'a mise KO. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (KO: defeat in boxing match) (Boxe) | mettre K.-O., mettre KO vtr |
| | The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round. |
| | Le boxeur a mis son adversaire KO au troisième round. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (competitor: eliminate) (Sports) | éliminer⇒ vtr |
| | (Sports) | sortir [qqn] (de [qch]) vtr |
| | In the semi-final of the competition, Manchester United knocked Liverpool out. |
| | En demi-finale, Manchester United a éliminé Liverpool. |
| | En demi-finale, Manchester United a sorti Liverpool (de la compétition). |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress) (familier : impressionner) | souffler⇒, épater⇒ vtr |
| | Sophie knocked everybody out with her great singing voice. |
| | Sophie a soufflé (or: épaté) tout le monde avec sa magnifique voix. |
| knock [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (do hurriedly) (familier, péjoratif) | torcher⇒ vtr |
| | Ben quickly knocked the essay out. |
| | Ben a torché sa dissertation à la hâte. |
knock [sb] over,
knock over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) (un piéton) | renverser⇒, faucher⇒ vtr |
| | The bus was delayed because a cyclist was knocked over by a car. |
| | Le bus a été retardé parce qu'un cycliste a été renversé par une voiture. |
knock [sth] over,
knock over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (from upright position) | renverser⇒, faire tomber⇒ vtr |
| | I got mad at the little girl for knocking over my statue. |
| | Je me suis mis en colère contre la petite fille qui a renversé ma statue. |
knock [sth] over,
knock over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (rob) | voler⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | piquer⇒ vtr |
| knock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (make pregnant) (familier) | mettre en cloque vtr |
| | (familier) | to get knocked up : se retrouver en cloque v pron |
| | | to get knocked up : se retrouver enceinte v pron |
| | Her boyfriend knocked her up when she was 16, which put an end to her dreams of being an actress. |
| | Son copain l'a mise en cloque quand elle avait 16 ans, ce qui a mis fin à ses rêves de devenir actrice. |
knock [sth] up,
knock up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (make or put together hurriedly) | faire (à la hâte) vtr |
| | (familier : un objet surtout) | bricoler⇒ vtr |
| | If you're hungry, I can knock up a quick spaghetti bolognese. |
| knock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (call on) | passer voir⇒ vtr |
| | Knock me up next time you're passing and we'll have a coffee together. |
| | Knock me up when you've finished work. |
| | Passe me voir la prochaine fois que tu es dans le coin et on se prendra un café. // Passe me voir quand tu auras fini le travail. |
| knock up vi phrasal | informal, UK (tennis: practise before game) (Tennis) | s'échauffer⇒ v pron |
| | (Tennis) | faire des balles loc v |