pull the plug

cesser de soutenir, mettre fin à

Cesser de soutenir une activité ou un projet, ce qui entraîne généralement son arrêt.

En anglais simple : To stop supporting an activity or project, usually causing it to end.

• They pulled the plug on the project.
• The bank may pull the plug if losses continue.
• Why did management pull the plug on our research?

Comment l'utiliser : pull the plug on something (Investors pulled the plug on the new hotel project.)

Synonymes : halt, cancel, withdraw support

Contraires : support

Expressions courantes : pull the plug early, pull the plug completely

débrancher, couper le courant

Déconnecter une machine de son alimentation électrique pour qu’elle cesse de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To disconnect a machine from its electricity supply so that it stops working.

• Pull the plug before cleaning the machine.
• He pulled the plug on the noisy television.
• Someone had pulled the plug, so the computer would not start.

Comment l'utiliser : pull the plug on something (Pull the plug on the printer before opening it.)

Synonymes : unplug, disconnect

Contraires : connect

Expressions courantes : pull the plug now, pull the plug first

arrêter la production, cesser la publication

Cesser de fabriquer un produit ou de publier un journal, un magazine ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : To stop making a product or publishing a newspaper, magazine, or other work.

• They pulled the plug on the magazine.
• Poor sales led the factory to pull the plug on the model.
• Will the network pull the plug on the series?

Comment l'utiliser : pull the plug on something (The publisher pulled the plug on the magazine.)

Synonymes : discontinue, cease production, cease publication

Expressions courantes : pull the plug permanently, pull the plug soon

débrancher, arrêter le maintien en vie

Arrêter les appareils médicaux qui maintiennent quelqu’un en vie.

En anglais simple : To stop using medical machines that are keeping someone alive.

• The family decided to pull the plug.
• Doctors discussed whether to pull the plug on the unconscious patient.
• They would not pull the plug while there was hope of recovery.

Comment l'utiliser : pull the plug on someone (His family refused to pull the plug on him.)

Synonymes : withdraw life support

Expressions courantes : pull the plug today, pull the plug tomorrow

se suicider, mettre fin à ses jours

Mettre volontairement fin à sa propre vie.

En anglais simple : To deliberately end your own life.

• After years of despair, he pulled the plug on his own life.
• She felt hopeless and considered pulling the plug.
• His friends feared he would pull the plug on his own life.

Synonymes : kill oneself, take one's own life

Expressions courantes : pull the plug finally, pull the plug himself