bowl over

épater, éblouir

Surprendre ou impressionner très fortement quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Something surprises or impresses you very much.

• Her voice bowled me over.
• We were bowled over by their kindness.
• Did the final performance bowl you over too?

Comment l'utiliser : be bowled over by something (We were bowled over by her singing.)

Synonymes : amaze, astonish, impress

Expressions courantes : bowl someone over, bowl over audiences

renverser, faire tomber

Heurter quelqu’un ou quelque chose assez fort pour le faire tomber.

En anglais simple : You hit someone or something with enough force to make them fall.

• The dog bowled me over.
• A sudden wave bowled the children over.
• He nearly bowled over a waiter as he rushed outside.

Comment l'utiliser : bowl someone/something over (The rushing crowd bowled a security guard over.)

Synonymes : knock over, knock down

Expressions courantes : bowl someone over, bowl over someone

faire rouler

Envoyer une balle en la faisant rouler sur une surface.

En anglais simple : You send a ball rolling across a surface.

• Bowl the ball over the grass.
• He bowled a wooden ball over the carpet.
• Can you bowl it over this uneven surface?

Comment l'utiliser : bowl something over something (She bowled the ball over the smooth lawn.)

Synonymes : roll across

Expressions courantes : bowl over grass, bowl over carpet