open out

déplier, s'élargir, étaler

Une chose se déplie, s’étale ou s’élargit, ou on la fait se déplier, s’étaler ou s’élargir.

En anglais simple : Something unfolds, spreads, or becomes wider, or you make it do this.

• Open out the folded paper.
• The valley opened out ahead of us.
• She opened out the blanket on the grass.

Comment l'utiliser : open something out (She opened the folded map out on the table.); open out into something (The narrow path opens out into a wide meadow.)

Synonymes : unfold, spread out, widen

Contraires : fold up

Expressions courantes : open out something, open something out

ouvrir, élargir les possibilités

Rendre un lieu plus accessible ou offrir davantage de choix aux gens.

En anglais simple : To make a place easier to reach or give people more choices.

• The railway opened out the region for tourism.
• Better transport can open out new opportunities.
• The project opened out the market to smaller businesses.

Comment l'utiliser : open out something for something (New roads will open out the valley for trade.)

Synonymes : open up

Expressions courantes : open out opportunities, open out a region

ouvrir les gaz

Faire entrer davantage d’air dans un moteur pour augmenter sa puissance.

En anglais simple : To let more air into an engine so it produces more power.

• He opened out the throttle.
• The driver opened out the engine on the straight.
• Open out the throttle slowly as the engine warms.

Synonymes : open up

Expressions courantes : open out the throttle, open out an engine