put about

répandre, faire circuler

Faire circuler une histoire, une rumeur ou une information parmi les gens.

En anglais simple : To spread a story, rumor, or piece of information among people.

• Who put that rumor about?
• She put about a story that I was leaving.
• People have been putting false claims about.

Comment l'utiliser : put something about (Someone put a false story about.); put it about that… (They put it about that the factory would close.)

Synonymes : spread, circulate

Expressions courantes : put about a rumor, put something about

virer de bord

Faire tourner un bateau pour qu’il avance dans une autre direction.

En anglais simple : To turn a boat or ship so it travels in a different direction.

• The boat put about.
• We put about when the wind changed.
• The captain ordered the crew to put the ship about.

Comment l'utiliser : put about / put a boat about (The captain put the boat about to avoid the rocks.)

Synonymes : turn, change course

Expressions courantes : put about quickly, put the boat about