cop out

se défiler, se dérober

Éviter une tâche difficile ou une responsabilité, souvent en trouvant une excuse.

En anglais simple : To avoid doing something difficult or taking responsibility, often by making an excuse.

• Don’t cop out now.
• She copped out of making the final decision.
• Are you going to cop out and let us do everything?

Comment l'utiliser : cop out of doing something (He copped out of helping us move.); cop out on something (Don’t cop out on your responsibilities.)

Synonymes : shirk, back out, dodge

Expressions courantes : cop out again, cop out of something

laisser tomber, abandonner

Laisser quelqu’un sans aide ni soutien alors qu’il a besoin de vous.

En anglais simple : To leave someone without help or support when they need you.

• Please don’t cop out on me.
• He copped out on his friends when they needed help.
• You promised to stay; why are you copping out on us?

Comment l'utiliser : cop out on someone (She copped out on me when I needed her most.)

Synonymes : let down, abandon, betray

Contraires : support

Expressions courantes : cop out on someone, cop out on friends

plaider coupable et demander la clémence

Reconnaître sa culpabilité devant un tribunal et demander une peine moins sévère.

En anglais simple : To admit guilt in court and ask for a lighter punishment.

• He decided to cop out.
• The defendant copped out and asked the judge for mercy.
• His lawyer advised him to cop out before the trial began.

Synonymes : plead guilty

Expressions courantes : cop out in court, cop out before sentencing

accuser, incriminer

Accuser quelqu’un d’une faute ou faire en sorte qu’il en soit tenu responsable.

En anglais simple : To blame someone or cause them to be held responsible for wrongdoing.

• They tried to cop him out.
• His partner copped him out on the robbery charge.
• Why did you cop me out for the missing money?

Comment l'utiliser : cop someone out on something (They copped him out on the theft charge.)

Synonymes : blame, implicate

Contraires : exonerate

Expressions courantes : cop someone out, cop someone out again

quitter un gang

Quitter un gang et ne plus en faire partie.

En anglais simple : To leave a gang or stop being part of it.

• He wanted to cop out.
• Two members copped out of the gang last year.
• Will they let you cop out and leave town?

Comment l'utiliser : cop out of something (He copped out of the gang after his brother was arrested.)

Synonymes : quit, leave

Contraires : join

Expressions courantes : cop out of something, cop out on someone

gagner les faveurs de, amadouer

Amener quelqu’un à vous apprécier ou à vouloir vous aider.

En anglais simple : To make someone like you or become willing to help you.

• He hoped to cop her out.
• She copped him out by praising his work.
• Can a few gifts really cop someone out?

Comment l'utiliser : cop someone out (He tried to cop the boss out with compliments.)

Synonymes : win over, charm

Contraires : alienate

Expressions courantes : cop someone out, cop someone out completely