give way

céder, s’effondrer

Se casser ou s’effondrer sous un poids ou une pression.

En anglais simple : To break or collapse because of weight or pressure.

• The old chair gave way.
• His knees gave way as he stood up.
• The roof could give way under the weight of the snow.

Comment l'utiliser : give way under something (The shelf gave way under the weight of the books.)

Synonymes : collapse, break, buckle

Expressions courantes : give way beneath someone, give way under pressure

céder le passage

Laisser passer d’abord les autres usagers de la route.

En anglais simple : You wait and allow another driver or person walking to pass before you.

• You must give way here.
• We gave way to a bus.
• Do cars give way to people at this crossing?

Comment l'utiliser : give way to someone/something (Drivers must give way to cyclists here.)

Synonymes : yield

Expressions courantes : give way to pedestrians, give way to traffic

céder

Finir par accepter quelque chose sous l’effet de demandes insistantes ou d’arguments.

En anglais simple : To finally agree to something after someone keeps asking or trying to persuade you.

• She begged until he gave way.
• The manager finally gave way to our requests.
• Will they give way under pressure from the public?

Comment l'utiliser : give way to someone/something (He gave way to their demands after a long discussion.)

Synonymes : give in, yield

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : give way to someone, give way under pressure

laisser place à, céder la place à

Disparaître ou perdre de l’importance quand autre chose prend sa place.

En anglais simple : To disappear or become less important as something else takes its place.

• Winter gave way to spring.
• Their initial excitement soon gave way to worry.
• Old farming methods are giving way to modern technology.

Comment l'utiliser : give way to something (Her anger gave way to relief.)

Synonymes : be replaced by, make way for

Expressions courantes : give way to something, gradually give way

céder la parole

Faire une pause dans son discours pour laisser parler quelqu’un d’autre.

En anglais simple : You stop speaking briefly so another person can ask a question or make a point.

• Will you give way?
• She gave way so I could ask a question.
• The speaker refused to give way during the debate.

Comment l'utiliser : give way to someone (The minister gave way to another member.)

Synonymes : yield the floor

Expressions courantes : give way briefly, give way to someone

s'abandonner

Cesser de retenir une émotion forte et la laisser s’exprimer.

En anglais simple : You stop holding back a strong feeling and allow yourself to express it.

• He gave way to tears.
• She would not give way to despair.
• After the funeral, I finally gave way to grief.

Comment l'utiliser : give way to something (Alone at last, she gave way to tears.)

Synonymes : yield to, give in to

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : give way to grief, give way to tears