hand off

transmettre, confier

Confier une tâche, une responsabilité ou une chose à quelqu’un d’autre pour qu’il s’en occupe.

En anglais simple : To give someone else a task, responsibility, or thing so they can deal with it.

• I handed off the task.
• We hand off urgent calls to the support team.
• Who will you hand the project off to?

Comment l'utiliser : hand off something to someone (I will hand off the project to our new manager.); hand something off (She handed the task off to a colleague.)

Synonymes : hand over, transfer, pass on

Expressions courantes : hand off a project, hand off to someone

transmettre le ballon

Donner le ballon directement à un coéquipier pendant le jeu.

En anglais simple : To give the ball directly to another player on your team during a game.

• He handed off the ball.
• The quarterback hands off to a runner.
• Will she hand the ball off or keep it?

Comment l'utiliser : hand off something to someone (The quarterback handed off the ball to the running back.); hand something off (She handed the ball off before the defender reached her.)

Synonymes : pass

Expressions courantes : hand off the ball, hand off to someone