Verbes à particule
plow | plough |
plow ahead (US),
plough ahead (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (make progress with difficulty) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | Despite the setbacks, we need to plow ahead with the project so we can finish it by the deadline. |
| | Malgré les contretemps, nous devons avancer sur le projet pour le finir dans les temps. |
plow in [sth],
plow [sth] in (US),
plough in [sth],
plough [sth] in (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (invest: money) | investir dans [qch] vi + prép |
plow into [sth/sb] (US),
plough into [sth/sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (crash into [sb] or [sth]) | percuter⇒ vtr |
| | (plus familier) | rentrer dans vi + prép |
plow on (US),
plough on (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (continue despite difficulty) | persévérer⇒, continuer⇒ vi |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (move across with difficulty) | avancer péniblement à travers [qch], avancer tant bien que mal à travers [qch] loc v |
| | | traverser péniblement [qch], traverser tant bien que mal [qch] vtr + adv |
| | | progresser péniblement à travers [qch], progresser tant bien que mal à travers [qch] loc v |
| | Because of the terrain, we were forced to plow through the enemy's most strongly defended points. |
| | En raison du relief accidenté, nous avons été obligés de traverser (tant bien que mal) les lignes ennemies les mieux défendues. |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (vehicle: drive through obstacles) (véhicule) | avancer péniblement à travers [qch], avancer tant bien que mal à travers [qch] loc v |
| | | traverser péniblement [qch], traverser tant bien que mal [qch] vtr + adv |
| | | progresser péniblement à travers [qch], progresser tant bien que mal à travers [qch] loc v |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (work through: [sth] difficult) | venir péniblement à bout de [qch] loc v |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (read: [sth] lengthy or heavy) (figuré : lire) | éplucher⇒ vtr |
| | You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for. |
| | Tu devras simplement éplucher les archives pour trouver ce que tu cherches. |
plow [sb] under (US),
plough [sb] under (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (overwhelm) (figuré) | submerger⇒ vtr |
plow [sth] up (US),
plough [sth] up (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (turn soil of a field) (à l'aide d'une charrue) | déterrer⇒ vtr |