hammer out

négocier, parvenir à un accord

Parvenir à un accord après des discussions longues et difficiles.

En anglais simple : To reach an agreement after long, difficult discussions.

• They hammered out a deal.
• The two sides hammered out an agreement after days of talks.
• Have the lawyers hammered out a settlement yet?

Comment l'utiliser : hammer out something with someone (The union hammered out a deal with the company.)

Synonymes : negotiate, work out

Expressions courantes : hammer out agreements, hammer out deals, hammer out settlements

élaborer laborieusement

Créer un plan, une idée ou un texte au prix de beaucoup de travail.

En anglais simple : To produce a plan, idea, or piece of writing through hard work.

• We hammered out a plan.
• She hammered out the first chapter over the weekend.
• Can we hammer out the details before Friday?

Comment l'utiliser : hammer out something (We spent the afternoon hammering out a new plan.)

Synonymes : work out, develop

Expressions courantes : hammer out plans, hammer out ideas, hammer out drafts

aplatir au marteau, façonner au marteau

Aplatir du métal ou lui donner une forme en le frappant plusieurs fois avec un outil lourd.

En anglais simple : To make metal flat or give it a shape by hitting it repeatedly with a heavy tool.

• They hammer out hot iron.
• She hammered out the sheet until it was thin.
• Can you hammer this copper out flat?

Comment l'utiliser : hammer out something (She hammered out the copper until it was flat.); hammer something out (He heated the metal and hammered it out.)

Synonymes : flatten, shape

Expressions courantes : hammer out metal, hammer out iron, hammer out copper

fabriquer au marteau, débosseler

Fabriquer un objet métallique ou redresser ses parties déformées en frappant avec un outil lourd.

En anglais simple : To make a metal object or fix its bent parts by hitting the metal with a heavy tool.

• He hammered out the dent.
• She hammers out small bowls from copper sheets.
• Can they hammer out the damage to this panel?

Comment l'utiliser : hammer out something (The worker hammered out a bowl from a copper sheet.); hammer something out (She found a dent in the door and hammered it out.)

Expressions courantes : hammer out dents, hammer out bowls, hammer out something

faire sortir au marteau

Faire sortir un objet coincé en le frappant avec un outil lourd.

En anglais simple : To remove something stuck in place by hitting it with a heavy tool.

• We hammered out the pin.
• The bolt was stuck, so she hammered it out.
• Can you hammer the rusty nail out of the board?

Comment l'utiliser : hammer something out of something (We hammered the pin out of the frame.)

Synonymes : knock out

Expressions courantes : hammer out bolts, hammer out pins, hammer out something

jouer en tapant, produire en frappant

Produire une mélodie, un rythme ou un message sonore puissant en frappant quelque chose à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : To make a loud tune, beat, or message by hitting something repeatedly.

• She hammered out a rhythm.
• The children were hammering out tunes on the piano.
• He hammered out a warning signal on the metal door.

Comment l'utiliser : hammer out something on something (He hammered out a tune on the old piano.)

Synonymes : bang out

Expressions courantes : hammer out tunes, hammer out rhythms, hammer out signals