make away with

emporter, dérober

Voler quelque chose et partir en l'emportant.

En anglais simple : To steal something and leave with it.

• Someone made away with my bag.
• The burglars made away with valuable paintings.
• Did they make away with all the cash?

Comment l'utiliser : make away with something (The thieves made away with our computers.)

Synonymes : make off with, steal

Expressions courantes : make away with something, make away with cash

se défaire de, dilapider

Donner, vendre ou dépenser quelque chose jusqu'à ne plus l'avoir.

En anglais simple : To give away, sell, or spend something until you no longer have it.

• He made away with his fortune.
• She made away with the estate to pay her debts.
• They had made away with most of their possessions.

Comment l'utiliser : make away with something (He made away with his inheritance within a year.)

Synonymes : dispose of, dissipate

Contraires : retain

Expressions courantes : make away with property, make away with money

s'en tirer impunément

Faire quelque chose de mal sans être puni.

En anglais simple : To do something wrong without being punished for it.

• He made away with cheating once.
• She made away with a minor offence because it was her first.
• You cannot always make away with breaking the rules.

Comment l'utiliser : make away with something/doing something (He made away with breaking a few minor rules.)

Synonymes : get away with

Expressions courantes : make away with cheating, make away with something, make away with misconduct