banish

bannir, exiler

Forcer quelqu’un à quitter un lieu en lui interdisant d’y revenir.

En anglais simple : To force someone to leave a place and never come back.

• The queen banished her enemy.
• He was banished from his homeland.
• Would they banish her for speaking out?

Comment l'utiliser : banish someone from somewhere (The ruler banished his rival from the kingdom.); banish someone to somewhere (They banished the prisoner to a distant island.)

Synonymes : exile, expel

Expressions courantes : banish someone, banish someone forever

chasser, dissiper

Faire disparaître une pensée, un sentiment ou une chose indésirable.

En anglais simple : To make an unwanted thought, feeling, or thing go away.

• His smile banished my fears.
• A warm meal can banish the winter chill.
• She could not banish those doubts from her mind.

Comment l'utiliser : banish something from something (She tried to banish the memory from her mind.)

Synonymes : dispel, drive away, remove

Expressions courantes : banish fear, banish something completely, banish negative thoughts