pass out

s’évanouir, perdre connaissance

Perdre soudainement connaissance et ne plus percevoir ce qui se passe autour de soi.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become unable to see, think, or move normally because you lose consciousness.

• I felt dizzy and passed out.
• She passes out when she sees blood.
• Did he pass out because of the heat?

Synonymes : faint, lose consciousness

Contraires : come round

Expressions courantes : pass out suddenly, almost pass out

s’endormir

S’endormir brusquement à cause d’une grande fatigue, de l’alcool ou de drogues.

En anglais simple : To fall asleep suddenly because you are very tired or have taken alcohol or drugs.

• He passed out on the sofa.
• After the long shift, I passed out fully dressed.
• She drank too much and passed out before midnight.

Synonymes : fall asleep, crash out

Contraires : wake up

Expressions courantes : pass out drunk, pass out exhausted

distribuer

Donner des objets à plusieurs personnes, généralement un à chacune.

En anglais simple : To give things to several people, usually one thing to each person.

• Please pass out these papers.
• Volunteers passed out food to the crowd.
• Have you passed them out yet?

Comment l'utiliser : pass something out to someone (Please pass these forms out to the parents.); pass out something (They pass out free snacks at the station.)

Synonymes : hand out, give out, distribute

Contraires : collect

Expressions courantes : pass out leaflets, pass out copies

terminer sa formation

Terminer avec succès une formation et être prêt à exercer un métier.

En anglais simple : To finish training successfully and become ready to do a particular job.

• The recruits pass out next month.
• He passed out as a trained firefighter.
• Their families attended the ceremony when the cadets passed out.

Comment l'utiliser : pass out as something (She passed out as a qualified officer.)

Synonymes : qualify, complete training

Expressions courantes : pass out successfully, pass out together

sortir

Passer par une ouverture pour quitter un endroit.

En anglais simple : To move through an opening and leave a place.

• We passed out through the gate.
• The crowd passed out of the building slowly.
• A narrow doorway let us pass out into the yard.

Comment l'utiliser : pass out of somewhere (Visitors pass out of the hall through the side door.)

Synonymes : go out, leave, exit

Contraires : enter

Expressions courantes : pass out quietly, pass out slowly

obtenir son diplôme

Terminer avec succès ses études universitaires et obtenir son diplôme.

En anglais simple : To finish a university course successfully and receive your qualification.

• She passed out of college last year.
• He passed out of university with a degree in law.
• When did you pass out of medical college?

Comment l'utiliser : pass out of a university (He passed out of the university with an engineering degree.)

Synonymes : graduate

Expressions courantes : pass out young, pass out together