ride off

s’éloigner à cheval, s’éloigner à vélo

S’éloigner en se déplaçant à cheval, à vélo ou à moto.

En anglais simple : To go away while riding a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.

• She rode off on her bike.
• The cowboy waved and rode off down the trail.
• Did they ride off before the rain started?

Comment l'utiliser : ride off on something (He rode off on his bicycle.)

Synonymes : ride away

Expressions courantes : ride off on something, ride off together

partir pour de bon

Quitter un lieu ou une situation sans envisager de revenir.

En anglais simple : To leave a place or situation without expecting to return.

• He rode off, never to return.
• She rode off into a new life and forgot the town.
• They said goodbye and rode off for good.

Synonymes : leave, depart

Contraires : return

Expressions courantes : ride off forever, ride off alone

écarter un adversaire à cheval

Au polo, utiliser son cheval pour pousser un adversaire hors de sa trajectoire.

En anglais simple : To use your horse to push an opposing player away from their path in polo.

• He rode off the opposing player.
• The defender rode her off before she reached the ball.
• A skilled polo player can ride an opponent off safely.

Comment l'utiliser : ride someone off (She rode her opponent off to protect the ball.)

Expressions courantes : ride someone off, ride off an opponent

chasser, expulser

Forcer quelqu’un ou quelque chose à quitter un lieu ou à ne plus participer.

En anglais simple : To force someone or something to leave a place or stop taking part.

• The riders rode off the intruders.
• Mounted guards rode them off the land.
• They rode the cattle off the field before planting began.

Comment l'utiliser : ride someone off something (The guards rode the intruders off the estate.)

Synonymes : drive away, expel

Expressions courantes : ride someone off, ride off intruders

écarter, faire une croix sur

Forme erronée de write off : considérer quelqu’un ou quelque chose comme inutile ou sans espoir de réussite.

En anglais simple : A mistaken way of saying that you dismiss someone or something as useless or unlikely to succeed.

• Don’t ride him off just yet.
• They rode off our team before the season even started.
• She rode the plan off as hopeless.

Synonymes : write off, dismiss

Expressions courantes : ride someone off, ride off a team