discharge

autoriser à sortir, démobiliser

Autoriser officiellement quelqu’un à quitter un hôpital, l’armée ou un lieu où il était retenu.

En anglais simple : To officially allow someone to leave a hospital, the armed forces, or a place holding them.

• The hospital discharged her yesterday.
• He was honourably discharged from the army.
• Will the doctor discharge me today?

Comment l'utiliser : discharge someone from something (The doctor discharged her from hospital yesterday.); be discharged (He was discharged after completing his military service.)

Synonymes : release

Contraires : admit

Expressions courantes : discharge a patient, discharge someone from something, discharge someone home

rejeter, évacuer

Laisser quelque chose s’écouler ou sortir d’un endroit ou d’un récipient.

En anglais simple : To let something flow or come out of a place or container.

• The pipe discharges water.
• The factory discharged waste into the sea.
• Gas was discharged through a small opening.

Comment l'utiliser : discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.)

Synonymes : release, expel, emit

Expressions courantes : discharge waste, discharge into something, discharge water

évacuer, rejeter

Faire sortir quelque chose de l’endroit où il était retenu, parfois brusquement ou d’un seul coup.

En anglais simple : To let something leave a place where it was held, sometimes suddenly or all at once.

• The valve discharges steam.
• The factory discharged waste into the river.
• Pressure dropped when gas was discharged from the tank.

Comment l'utiliser : discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.); discharge something from something (They discharged the steam from the tank.)

Synonymes : release, emit, let out

Expressions courantes : discharge steam, discharge waste, discharge something into something

décharger, se décharger

Perdre l’électricité accumulée ou la laisser s’écouler.

En anglais simple : To lose stored electricity or let it flow out.

• The battery discharged overnight.
• This circuit discharges the capacitor safely.
• Unused batteries can discharge slowly.

Synonymes : drain

Contraires : charge

Expressions courantes : discharge a battery, discharge completely, discharge a capacitor

tirer, faire feu

Faire tirer une arme à feu, ou tirer, en parlant de l’arme elle-même.

En anglais simple : To fire a gun, or for a gun to fire.

• The gun discharged accidentally.
• He discharged his pistol into the air.
• No weapons were discharged during the arrest.

Synonymes : fire, shoot

Expressions courantes : discharge a gun, discharge a weapon, discharge accidentally

acquitter, remplir

Payer ce qu’on doit ou accomplir une tâche obligatoire.

En anglais simple : To pay what you owe or complete something you are required to do.

• She discharged the debt in full.
• They have discharged all their legal obligations.
• His final payment will discharge the loan.

Synonymes : settle, fulfil

Expressions courantes : discharge a debt, discharge an obligation, discharge your duties

écoulement, sécrétion

Liquide autre que le sang sortant d’une plaie ou d’un orifice du corps, souvent à cause d’une infection.

En anglais simple : Liquid other than blood that comes from a wound or body opening, often because of an infection.

• There was yellow discharge from the wound.
• The doctor asked about the discharge from his eye.
• Has the discharge changed color?

Comment l'utiliser : discharge from something (She noticed discharge from her ear.)

Synonymes : secretion

Expressions courantes : yellow discharge, discharge from something, vaginal discharge, clear discharge

décharge, tir

Action de laisser sortir quelque chose, notamment de tirer avec une arme à feu.

En anglais simple : The action of letting something out, especially firing a gun.

• An accidental discharge damaged the wall.
• The valve allows a slow discharge of steam.
• Several discharges were heard near the firing range.

Comment l'utiliser : discharge of something (We heard the discharge of a firearm.)

Synonymes : release, firing

Expressions courantes : accidental discharge, discharge of steam, discharge averted