put to bed

coucher

Aider quelqu'un à se préparer à dormir et l'installer dans son lit.

En anglais simple : You help someone get ready for sleep and settle them in their bed.

• I put the baby to bed.
• Who put the children to bed last night?
• She puts her son to bed after reading him a story.

Comment l'utiliser : put someone to bed (He put his daughter to bed at eight.)

Expressions courantes : put someone to bed, put baby to bed

plier

Rendre la victoire presque certaine, en laissant très peu de chances à l'adversaire.

En anglais simple : You make victory certain, so the other side has little chance of winning.

• That goal put the match to bed.
• They put the game to bed with two late goals.
• Can another score put this contest to bed?

Comment l'utiliser : put something to bed (A third goal put the game to bed.)

Synonymes : seal, clinch

Expressions courantes : put something to bed, put it to bed

dissiper

Éliminer une inquiétude, un doute ou une fausse croyance pour que les gens cessent d'y croire ou de s'inquiéter.

En anglais simple : You remove a worry, doubt, or false belief so people stop thinking it might be true.

• The results put our doubts to bed.
• She put those rumors to bed by showing us the letter.
• Will this report finally put their fears to bed?

Comment l'utiliser : put something to bed (This evidence should put your worries to bed.)

Synonymes : dispel, lay to rest

Expressions courantes : put doubts to bed, put fears to bed, put rumors to bed

boucler

Terminer la préparation d'un journal ou d'une publication similaire pour permettre son impression.

En anglais simple : You finish preparing a newspaper or similar publication so it can be printed.

• We put the newspaper to bed at midnight.
• The editor put the final edition to bed.
• Have you put tomorrow’s issue to bed yet?

Comment l'utiliser : put something to bed (They put the magazine to bed on Friday.)

Synonymes : finalize

Expressions courantes : put something to bed, put it to bed