come round

passer voir, venir chez

Venir voir quelqu’un chez lui ou à l’endroit où il se trouve habituellement.

En anglais simple : To visit someone at their home or usual place.

• Come round for tea.
• They came round to our house last night.
• Would you like to come round tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : come round for something (Come round for coffee tomorrow.); come round to + place (She came round to my house after work.)

Synonymes : come over, come around, visit

Expressions courantes : come round for dinner, come round to someone

changer d’avis, se laisser convaincre

Changer d’avis et commencer à accepter une idée ou à être d’accord avec quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To change your opinion and start agreeing with someone or accepting an idea.

• Give him time; he will come round.
• She came round to our way of thinking.
• Have they come round to the proposal yet?

Comment l'utiliser : come round to something (My parents came round to the idea of moving.)

Synonymes : come around, change your mind

Expressions courantes : come round to something, come round eventually

reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi

Redevenir conscient après avoir perdu connaissance.

En anglais simple : To become awake and aware again after being unconscious.

• She will come round soon.
• He came round in a hospital bed.
• How long did it take her to come round?

Comment l'utiliser : come round after something (He came round after the operation.)

Synonymes : come to, come around, regain consciousness

Contraires : pass out

Expressions courantes : come round after surgery, come round slowly

se calmer, s’adoucir

Cesser d’être en colère contre quelqu’un ou de lui montrer de l’hostilité.

En anglais simple : To stop being angry or unfriendly towards someone.

• She is angry, but she will come round.
• He came round after I apologized.
• Give them a few days to come round.

Synonymes : calm down, soften

Expressions courantes : come round eventually, come round after apologies

changer de direction, virer

Tourner pour avancer ou regarder dans une autre direction.

En anglais simple : To turn and move or face in a different direction.

• The boat began to come round.
• The wind came round to the north overnight.
• The captain waited for the ship to come round.

Comment l'utiliser : come round to + direction (The wind came round to the west overnight.)

Synonymes : turn, change direction

Expressions courantes : come round into wind, come round slowly