check out

quitter l’hôtel, faire le check-out

Quitter un hôtel ou un autre lieu en effectuant les formalités de départ.

En anglais simple : To officially leave a hotel or another place where your departure must be recorded.

• We check out tomorrow morning.
• She checked out of the hotel after breakfast.
• What time must we check out?

Comment l'utiliser : check out of somewhere (We checked out of the hotel at ten.)

Synonymes : sign out

Contraires : check in

Expressions courantes : check out early, check out tomorrow

regarder, aller voir, examiner

Regarder, visiter ou examiner une personne ou une chose qui suscite de l’intérêt.

En anglais simple : To look at, visit, or investigate someone or something that interests you.

• Check out this new website.
• We checked out a few shops before choosing a sofa.
• He was checking out the people dancing nearby.

Comment l'utiliser : check something/someone out (We checked the new cafe out yesterday.)

Synonymes : look at, investigate, inspect

Expressions courantes : check out something, check out someone, check out restaurants

enregistrer le départ, emprunter

Enregistrer officiellement le départ d’une personne ou l’emprunt ou le retrait d’un objet.

En anglais simple : To officially record that someone is leaving or that something is being borrowed or taken away.

• I checked out two library books.
• The receptionist checked the guests out before breakfast.
• Can you check this equipment out for me?

Comment l'utiliser : check something/someone out (The librarian checked the books out.); check something out of somewhere (We checked the equipment out of the store room.)

Synonymes : sign out

Contraires : check in

Expressions courantes : check out books, check out guests, check out equipment

se confirmer, être vérifié

Se révéler vrai, correct ou acceptable après vérification.

En anglais simple : To be shown to be true, correct, or acceptable after someone checks.

• His story checks out.
• The address checked out, but the phone number was wrong.
• Do all the details of her account check out?

Synonymes : hold up, be verified

Expressions courantes : check out completely, check out so far

décrocher, se désengager

Cesser de prêter attention ou de faire des efforts pour participer vraiment.

En anglais simple : To stop paying attention or making a real effort to take part.

• She has mentally checked out.
• Half the team checked out when the meeting dragged on.
• He is still attending class, but he has clearly checked out.

Comment l'utiliser : check out of something (He checked out of the discussion after the first argument.)

Synonymes : disengage, switch off, tune out

Contraires : engage

Expressions courantes : check out mentally, check out emotionally

filer, s’en aller

Quitter rapidement un endroit.

En anglais simple : To leave a place quickly.

• Let us check out before trouble starts.
• They checked out quickly when the police arrived.
• I am checking out; this party is getting unpleasant.

Synonymes : leave, take off

Expressions courantes : check out quickly, check out early