deliver

livrer, remettre

Apporter quelque chose à la personne ou à l’endroit qui doit le recevoir.

En anglais simple : To take something to the person or place that should receive it.

• They deliver fresh bread every morning.
• The driver delivered our new sofa yesterday.
• Can you deliver this package to my house?

Comment l'utiliser : deliver something to someone/something (They delivered the flowers to my office.)

Synonymes : bring, take, transport

Expressions courantes : deliver a package, deliver to someone, deliver food

prononcer, faire

Présenter oralement quelque chose à un public, notamment un discours ou un message préparé.

En anglais simple : To say something to an audience, especially a prepared speech or message.

• She will deliver a speech tonight.
• He delivered the opening address at the conference.
• The actor delivered his lines with confidence.

Synonymes : give, present

Expressions courantes : deliver a speech, deliver a lecture, deliver an address

tenir ses promesses, répondre aux attentes

Faire ou fournir ce que les autres attendent ou ce qu’on a promis.

En anglais simple : To do or provide what people expect or what you have promised.

• The team needs to deliver.
• She delivered on every promise she made.
• Can this new manager deliver better results?

Comment l'utiliser : deliver on something (The company delivered on its promise.); deliver something (The team delivered excellent results.)

Synonymes : perform, fulfil, produce

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : deliver results, deliver on something, deliver the goods

porter, asséner

Donner un coup ou un coup de pied à quelqu’un avec une certaine force.

En anglais simple : To hit or kick someone with a particular amount of force.

• He delivered a powerful punch.
• The fighter delivered two kicks to his opponent.
• She delivered a sharp blow to his arm.

Comment l'utiliser : deliver something to someone/something (The boxer delivered a punch to his opponent’s jaw.)

Synonymes : deal, land

Expressions courantes : deliver a blow, deliver a punch, deliver a kick

mettre au monde, faire accoucher

Aider un bébé à sortir du corps de sa mère pendant l’accouchement.

En anglais simple : To help a baby come out of its mother’s body when it is born.

• The midwife delivered the baby.
• That doctor has delivered hundreds of babies.
• Her twins were delivered safely at the hospital.

Expressions courantes : deliver a baby, deliver twins, deliver someone’s baby

délivrer, sauver

Libérer quelqu’un d’un danger, d’une souffrance ou d’une situation mauvaise.

En anglais simple : To save someone from danger, suffering, or something bad.

• They prayed to be delivered from evil.
• The villagers hoped someone would deliver them from oppression.
• He promised to deliver his people from suffering.

Comment l'utiliser : deliver someone from something (They hoped the army would deliver them from danger.)

Synonymes : save, rescue, free

Expressions courantes : deliver someone from something, deliver us from evil