catch out

prendre au dépourvu

Surprendre quelqu’un par quelque chose auquel il n’était pas préparé.

En anglais simple : To surprise someone with something they were not ready for.

• The sudden rain caught us out.
• That difficult question caught me out.
• A sharp bend can catch out drivers.

Synonymes : surprise, catch off guard

Expressions courantes : catch someone out, catch out drivers

démasquer, prendre en flagrant délit

Montrer que quelqu’un ment, fait semblant ou donne de fausses informations.

En anglais simple : To show that someone is lying, pretending, or giving false information.

• Your story will catch you out.
• The reporter caught the minister out in a lie.
• They tried to catch out the fake expert.

Comment l'utiliser : catch someone out in a lie (Her questions caught him out in a lie.)

Synonymes : expose, unmask

Expressions courantes : catch out a liar, catch someone out

prendre en défaut

Repérer une erreur de quelqu’un ou montrer qu’il a fait quelque chose de mal.

En anglais simple : To notice someone’s mistake or show that they have done something wrong.

• That spelling question caught me out.
• She caught him out on a small mistake.
• The police caught them out when their stories differed.

Comment l'utiliser : catch someone out on something (The teacher caught me out on a spelling mistake.)

Synonymes : catch, trip up

Expressions courantes : catch someone out, catch out a student

éliminer par un attrapé

Au cricket, éliminer le batteur en attrapant la balle qu’il a frappée avant qu’elle touche le sol.

En anglais simple : To end a batter’s turn by catching the ball they hit before it reaches the ground.

• The fielder caught him out.
• She was caught out near the boundary.
• Can they catch out the next batter?

Synonymes : dismiss

Expressions courantes : catch someone out, catch out a batter