Verbes à particule
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| leaf through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (flip the pages of) | feuilleter⇒ vtr |
| | I was leafing through an old magazine when the doctor came in. |
| | J'étais en train de feuilleter un vieux magazine quand le médecin est arrivé. |
| live through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (experience or endure) | connaître⇒, vivre⇒ vtr |
| | | survivre à vtr ind |
| | Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| | Nos grands-parents ont connu la guerre, ils savent ce que c'est de tout perdre. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe via: [sth] transparent) | regarder par vi + prép |
| | You can see the individual cells if you look through the microscope. Look through the window and tell me what you see. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Regarde par la fenêtre et dis-moi ce que tu vois. |
| look through [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (appear not to see, be oblivious to) | ignorer⇒ vtr |
| | I said hello but he looked right through me. |
| | Je lui ai fait signe, mais il m'a ignoré. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through, survey) (un document) | parcourir⇒ vtr |
| | Can I look through those old clothes before you throw them out in case there is something I like? My boss looked through the papers before signing them. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Mon patron a parcouru le dossier avant de le signer. |
| | (dans des affaires) | fouiller dans vi + prép |
| | Est-ce que je peux fouiller dans ces vieux vêtements avant que tu ne les jette, au cas où il y aurait quelque chose qui me plaît ? |
| muddle through vi phrasal | informal (improvise) (familier) | se débrouiller⇒ v pron |
| | One of the team members is absent today. We'll just have to muddle through without her. |
| | L'une de nos collègues est absente aujourd'hui, il va falloir se débrouiller sans elle. |
| | (argot, vulgaire) | se démerder⇒ v pron |
| | L'une de nos collègues est absente aujourd'hui, il va falloir se démerder sans elle. |
| | (familier) | se dépatouiller⇒ v pron |
| | L'une de nos collègues est absente aujourd'hui, il va falloir se dépatouiller sans elle. |
| muddle through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (accomplish by improvisation) | faire au mieux vtr |
| | En l'absence du responsable de l'unité, nous devrons faire au mieux pour que la production ne s'arrête pas. |
| | (familier) | faire avec loc v |
| | Deux de nos collaborateurs sont absents et le courrier n'est pas arrivé. Nous n'avons pas le choix, il va falloir faire avec. |
| | (familier) | faire sans loc v |
| | Je n'ai plus de farine, mais je devrais réussir à faire sans. |
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. |
| pull through vi phrasal | figurative (survive, recover) | s'en sortir⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | s'en tirer⇒ v pron |
| | After her terrible accident, we weren't sure if she would pull through, but she did, thank God! |
| | Après son terrible accident, nous n'étions pas sûrs qu'elle s'en sortirait, mais elle y est parvenue, Dieu merci ! |
| punch through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (perforate) | percer⇒ vtr |
| | The criminals used a power drill to punch through the safe and get the cash. |
| | Les cambrioleurs ont utilisé une perceuse pour percer le coffre et prendre l'argent. |
| | | perforer de part en part vtr |
| | | traverser de part en part vtr |
push [sth] through,
push through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to accept) | faire passer⇒ vtr |
| | The government pushed the bill through despite the protests of many members of their party. |
| railroad [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | US, informal, figurative (force, push through) | faire passer en force auprès de loc v |
| | The mayor's trying to railroad the law through the council. |
| | Le maire essaie de faire passer la loi en force auprès du conseil municipal. |
| read through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (document: review, read fully) | lire tout [qch], lire [qch] intégralement, lire [qch] en entier⇒ vtr |
| | It is wise to read through any document before signing it. |
| | Il est sage de lire tous les documents en entier avant de les signer. |
| read through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (play, scene: rehearse) (Théâtre) | faire une première lecture de loc v |
| | The cast read through the entire script from start to finish. |
| | Les acteurs ont fait une première lecture du texte entier du début à la fin. |
| rip through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (fire: spread quickly) | se propager rapidement v pron + adv |
| | Before the fire brigade could get there, the fire had ripped through three houses in the street. |
| rip through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tornado: move quickly) (tempête) | balayer⇒ vtr |
| | (en faisant des dégâts) | dévaster⇒, ravager⇒ vtr |
| | The tornado ripped through the town, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. |
| root through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through many things) | fouiller⇒ vtr |
rummage through,
rummage through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search in) | fouiller dans vi + prép |
run through [sth],
run over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (rehearse, review) | revoir⇒ vtr |
| | We will run through that difficult song once more before the show starts. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Je dois revoir les paroles une dernière fois avant de chanter devant le jury. |
| | | répéter⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il répète le texte une dernière fois avant de passer devant le jury. |
| sail through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (easily endure, succeed easily) | réussir haut la main loc v |
| | Mark sailed through his driving test without any problems. |
| | Mark a réussi haut la main son examen de permis de conduire, il n'a fait aucune erreur. |
scrape through (UK),
scrape by (US) vi phrasal | figurative, informal (only just succeed) | passer de justesse, réussir de justesse loc v |
| | (figuré, Suisse) | passer à la raclette loc v |
scrape through [sth] (UK),
scrape by [sth] (US) vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (only just succeed in [sth]) | réussir [qch] de justesse loc v |
| | Lily scraped through her History exam with 41%. |
| see [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | informal (task, project: complete) | mener à bien vtr |
| | It won't be easy, but we'll see this project through. |
| | Ce ne sera pas facile, mais nous allons mener à bien ce projet. |
| see [sb] through vtr phrasal sep | informal (be sufficient) | aider [qqn] à s'en sortir loc v |
| | | permettre à [qqn] de voir venir loc v |
| | $150 a week is enough to see you through. |
| | 150 $ par semaine est assez pour t'aider à t'en sortir. |
| | 150 $ par semaine est assez pour te permettre de voir venir. |
Formes composées
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| let [sb/sth] through vtr + adv | (allow to pass) | laisser passer loc v |
| | The police asked the crowd to let the ambulance through. |
| lie through your teeth v expr | (tell a malicious lie) | mentir comme un arracheur de dents loc v |
| live through it v expr | US (experience or endure [sth]) | survivre⇒ vi |
| | Don't worry - times are hard because of the recession but you'll live through it. |
| | Ne t'inquiète pas, les temps sont durs avec cette récession, mais tu survivras. |
| | | surmonter⇒ vtr |
| | Ne t'inquiète pas, les temps sont durs avec cette récession, mais tu vas surmonter tout ça. |
| | | survivre à [qch] vtr ind |
| | Ne t'inquiète pas, les temps sont durs avec cette récession, mais tu y survivras. |
| make it through v expr | (persevere to the end) | y arriver loc v |
| | | s'en sortir⇒ v pron |
| | If you try hard enough, you can make it through! |
| move through [sth] v expr | (travel through a place) | traverser⇒ vtr |
| | The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| | L'armée traverse la forêt en route vers la ville. |
| no through road n | (cul-de-sac) | voie sans issue nf |
| | | cul-de-sac nm |
| | | impasse nf |
| page through [sth] vi + prep | (book, magazine: flip the pages) | feuilleter⇒, parcourir⇒ vtr |
| | Je n'ai pas lu ce magazine, je l'ai juste feuilleté. |
| | | survoler⇒ vtr |
| pass through [sth] vi + prep | (get through) | traverser⇒ vtr |
| | (un obstacle) | franchir⇒ vtr |
| | (un tunnel) | emprunter⇒ vtr |
| | It took us 20 minutes to pass through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Nous avons franchi la montagne en empruntant le tunnel. |
| | Il nous a fallu 20 minutes pour emprunter le Tunnel du Mont Blanc. |
| pass through vi + adv | (get through [sth]) | passer⇒ vi |
| | Glass allows light to pass through. |
| | Le verre permet à la lumière de passer. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (serving hatch in a wall) | passe-plat nm |
| | An older home is more likely to have a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (a place you travel through) (endroit) | passage nm |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (act of passing through a place) (action) | passage nm |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (opening between rooms) | passe-plat nm |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (place funds flow through) (Finance) | société transparente nf |
pass-through,
passthrough n | mainly US (cost passed to customer) (Finance) | répercussion nf |
| | (Finance) | transfert nm |
| pass through adj | mainly US (cost: passed to customer) (Finance : titre) | avec flux identiques loc adj |
pass-through,
passthrough adj | US (company: not subject to income tax) (société) | transparent adj |
pass-through,
passthrough adj | US (window, etc.: opening between rooms) | passe-plat nm |
| | We are having a pass-through window fitted between the kitchen and the dining room. |
| | Nous avons fait installer un passe-plat entre la cuisine et la salle à manger. |
| patch [sb] through vtr + adv | (telephone: connect to external line) (Téléphone) | mettre [qqn] en relation, mettre [qqn] en communication loc v |
| | (plus familier) | passer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Audrey is out of the office at the moment, but she's available on her mobile; I can patch you through if you like. |
| | Audrey n'est pas au bureau pour le moment, mais elle est disponible sur son portable ; je peux vous mettre en communication avec elle si vous le souhaitez. |
| patch [sb] through to [sb/sth] v expr | (telephone: connect to external line) (Téléphone) | mettre [qqn] en relation, mettre [qqn] en communication loc v |
| | (plus familier) | passer [qqn] à [qqn] |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | débourser une fortune loc v |
| | | payer le prix fort loc v |
| | (familier) | banquer⇒ vi |
| | Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | acheter [qch] à prix d'or loc v |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| pierce through [sth] vi + prep | (penetrate, make a hole in) | percer⇒ vtr |
| | | percer un trou dans [qch] loc v + prép |
| plod through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (do something slowly and steadily) | continuer⇒, avancer⇒ vi |
| | This project is difficult, but I'm plodding through it. |
| | Le projet est difficile mais je continue. |
| poke [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (jab through) | passer [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Paula poked her finger through the hole in her glove. |
| | Paula a passé son doigt dans le trou de son gant. |
| poke through vi + adv | (protrude, stick out) | sortir⇒ vi |
| | The snow lay thick, but one or two green shoots were poking through. |
| | Quelques pousses vertes sortaient du sol recouvert de neige. |
| | | traverser⇒ vtr |
| | Quelques pousses vertes traversaient le sol recouvert de neige. |
| poke through [sth] vi + prep | (pierce, perforate) | percer⇒, transpercer⇒ vtr |
| | In a compound fracture the broken bone may actually poke through the skin. |
| | Dans les cas de fracture ouverte, l'os peut percer (or: transpercer) la peau. |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean gun barrel) (pour barillet de fusil) | brosse de nettoyage, tige de nettoyage nf |
| | Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean inside an instrument) (Musique : tissu et ficelle) | écouvillon nm |
| | The clarinetist uses a pull-through to remove moisture from her instrument after playing. |
| push your way to/through/past v expr | (move by shoving) | avancer en poussant les autres, pousser les autres pour avancer loc v |
| | | avancer en bousculant les autres, bousculer les autres pour avancer loc v |
| | | [verbe de mouvement] en poussant les autres, en poussant tout le monde |
| | He rudely pushed his way to the stage. |
| | Sans gêne, il s'est dirigé vers la scène en poussant tout le monde. |
| put [sb] through [sth] vtr + prep | informal (force to endure) | soumettre [qqn] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The boy had been put through a lot of hardships in his brief lifetime. |
| | Le garçon a été soumis à de nombreuses épreuves durant sa courte existence. |
| put [sth] through vtr + adv | (bill, law: pass) (une loi) | faire adopter⇒ vtr |
| | Le Président tient beaucoup à faire adopter cette loi. |
| put [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (subject to: a procedure) | soumettre [qch] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Chloe decided against having surgery as she did not want to put her body through any more trauma. |
| put [sb] through [sth] vtr + prep | (fund [sb]'s studies) (des études, l'université,...) | payer⇒ vtr |
| | My parents are both working full time in order to put me through college. |
| | Mes parents travaillent tous les deux à plein temps pour me payer l'université. |
| put [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (bill, law: pass) (une loi) | faire adopter⇒ vtr |
| | The bill was put through Parliament in 1908. |
| | La loi a été adoptée au Parlement en 1908. |
| put [sb] through vtr + adv | (connect to [sb] on phone) | mettre [qqn] en relation (avec [qqn]), mettre [qqn] en communication (avec [qqn]) loc v |
| | (plus familier) | passer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | The doctor is in now; I'll put you through. |
| | Oui, le docteur est là ; ne quittez pas, je vais vous mettre en relation avec lui. |
| | Oui, le docteur est là ; restez en ligne, je vous le passe. |
| put [sb] through to [sb] v expr | (connect with: on phone) | mettre [qqn] en relation avec [qqn], mettre [qqn] en communication avec [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | We will now put you through to the coordinator. I'll put you through to the switchboard. |
| | Ne quittez pas, je vous mets en relation avec le coordinateur. Je vais vous mettre en relation avec le standard. |
| | (plus familier) | passer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Reste en ligne, je vais te passer le coordinateur. Je te passe le standard. |
| put [sth] through its paces v expr | (test [sth] extensively) | mettre [qch] à l'épreuve loc v |
| | Prior to the big race, the jockey put his horse through its paces. |
| | Avant le grand jour de la course, le jockey a mis son cheval à l'épreuve. |
| put [sb] through the wringer v expr | (cause [sb] great difficulties) | en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à [qqn] loc v |
| | | ne pas ménager [qqn] loc v |
| put [sb] through his/her/their paces v expr | (test [sb]'s skill, ability) | mettre [qqn] à l'épreuve loc v |
| put yourself through [sth] v expr | (force yourself to endure [sth]) | se soumettre à v pron + prép |
| | I can't imagine voluntarily putting myself through cosmetic surgery. |
| put yourself through [sth] v expr | (college, etc.: fund your studies) (ses études,...) | financer⇒, payer⇒ vtr |
| | James worked at a burger restaurant two days a week to put himself through college. |
| rake through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (examine) (des documents,...) | examiner⇒ vtr |
| | The detective raked through the evidence, looking for clues. |
| | L'inspecteur examinait les preuves, à la recherche d'indices. |
| rake through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (search) (dans un endroit) | fouiller dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | (familier) | farfouiller dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | I raked through my bag, looking for my keys. |
| | J'ai fouillé (or: farfouillé) dans mon sac, à la recherche de mes clefs. |
| read-through n | (play, scene: rehearsal) (Théâtre) | première lecture nf |
| | Let's just do a quick read-through to get familiar with the plot, then we'll start really rehearsing. |
| | Faisons une première lecture pour nous familiariser avec l'intrigue, ensuite nous commencerons à répéter. |
| riffle through [sth] vi + prep | (leaf through: pages) | feuilleter⇒, parcourir (rapidement) vtr |
| | I riffled through a magazine in the waiting room while I waited to see the doctor. |
| riffle through [sth] vi + prep | (search through) | fouiller dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | Rosa riffled through her bag in search of her car keys. |
| rifle through [sth] vi + prep | (rummage in) | fouiller dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | I rifled through my papers but couldn't find the document my boss wanted. |
| | J'ai fouillé dans mes papiers mais je n'ai pas pu trouver le document que voulait mon patron. |
| ripple⇒ vi | figurative (news: spread) (nouvelles) | se propager⇒ v pron |
| | The news rippled through the village. |
| | Les nouvelles se sont propagées dans le village. |
| run-through n | informal (rehearsal, review) (Théâtre, Musique) | répétition nf |
| | (Théâtre, technique) | filage nm |
| | The actors wore their costumes for a final run-through of the play. |
| rush through [sth] vi + prep | (hurry through a place) | foncer à travers [qch] vi + prép |
| | (piéton) | traverser [qch] en courant vtr + loc adv |
| | Ron rushed through the school to get to his class in time. |
rush [sth] through,
rush through [sth] vi + prep | (hurry to complete [sth]) | expédier⇒ vtr |
| | Helen rushed through her homework. |
| search through [sth] vi + prep | (look or rummage among) | chercher dans [qch], chercher partout dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | | fouiller⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | farfouiller dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | I searched through my luggage but couldn't find my passport. |
| | J'ai cherché dans ma valise sans pouvoir trouver mon passeport. |
| see through [sth] vi + prep | (look through) | voir à travers vtr + prép |
| | | voir au travers de vtr + prép |
| | I can see through your curtains! Maybe you should get some thicker ones? |
| see through [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (not be deceived) | ne pas se laisser abuser par [qqn/qch] loc v |
| | Mom can always see through your excuses. |
| | Maman ne se laisse pas abuser par tes excuses. |
| | | voir dans le jeu de [qqn] loc v |
| | Maman voit clair dans ton petit jeu ! |
| see-through adj | informal (transparent) | transparent adj |
| | Her see-through shirt leaves nothing to the imagination. |
| | Sa chemise transparente ne cache pas grand-chose. |
| seep [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (filter) | filtrer⇒ vtr |
| | The vodka is seeped through charcoal to purify it. |
| | La vodka est filtrée dans du charbon pour la purifier. |
| seep through [sth] vi + prep | (liquid: pass through [sth]) | s'insinuer à travers, s'infiltrer à travers v pron + loc prép |
| | | goutter à travers vi + loc prép |
| | | couler à travers vi + loc prép |
| sell-through n | (quantity of direct sales made) | vente directe nf |