bear off

sortir ses pions

Au backgammon, sortir ses propres pions du plateau dans la dernière phase du jeu.

En anglais simple : In backgammon, to take your own pieces off the board during the final stage of the game.

• You can now bear off your checkers.
• He bore off three pieces on his next turn.
• The first player to bear off every checker wins.

Comment l'utiliser : bear something off (She bore her last checker off after rolling a six.)

Synonymes : remove

Expressions courantes : bear off checkers, bear off pieces, bear off something

remporter

Gagner un prix ou l'emporter après l'avoir gagné.

En anglais simple : To win a prize or take it away after winning.

• The young poet bore off the prize.
• Our team hopes to bear off the trophy.
• She bore off the highest award at the festival.

Synonymes : win, carry off

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : bear off prizes, bear off something, bear off trophies

tenir à distance, repousser

Retenir ou repousser quelqu'un ou quelque chose pour l'empêcher de s'approcher.

En anglais simple : To hold someone or something back so they cannot come closer.

• The guards bore off the crowd.
• He raised a shield to bear off the attacker.
• They used long poles to bear off the approaching animals.

Comment l'utiliser : bear someone/something off (The guards used their shields to bear the attackers off.)

Synonymes : hold back, keep away, restrain

Expressions courantes : bear off someone, bear off attackers, bear off crowds

écarter, repousser

Écarter quelque chose pour l'empêcher de heurter ou de frotter autre chose.

En anglais simple : To push or move something away so it does not hit or rub against something else.

• They used a pole to bear off the boat.
• The sailor bore the hull off from the quay.
• He lifted his stick to bear off the blow.

Comment l'utiliser : bear something off from something (Use the pole to bear the boat off from the wall.)

Synonymes : push away, fend off, deflect

Expressions courantes : bear off boats, bear off something, bear off blows

retirer une pièce du jeu

Retirer une pièce pour qu'elle ne participe plus au jeu.

En anglais simple : To take a game piece out of play.

• You may bear off that piece now.
• She bore off a counter on her next turn.
• Which pieces can we bear off under these rules?

Comment l'utiliser : bear something off (The rules allow you to bear a piece off at this point.)

Synonymes : remove from play

Expressions courantes : bear off pieces, bear off something, bear off counters