rip off

arnaquer, escroquer

Tromper quelqu’un, notamment en lui faisant payer beaucoup trop cher.

En anglais simple : You cheat someone, especially by making them pay far too much.

• Some shops rip off tourists.
• I paid too much; they ripped me off.
• Do you think the mechanic is ripping us off?

Comment l'utiliser : rip someone off (That taxi driver ripped us off.)

Synonymes : cheat, swindle, overcharge

Expressions courantes : rip off someone, rip off tourists

plagier, copier

Copier le travail ou les idées d’autrui sans permission ou sans en indiquer la source.

En anglais simple : You copy someone’s work or ideas without permission or without saying where they came from.

• They ripped off my idea.
• That song rips off an older hit.
• The company was accused of ripping off a rival’s design.

Comment l'utiliser : rip something off from someone (They ripped the design off from a small artist.)

Synonymes : copy, plagiarize

Expressions courantes : rip off an idea, rip off a design

arracher

Enlever quelque chose en tirant assez fort pour le déchirer ou le détacher.

En anglais simple : You remove something by pulling it hard enough to tear it away.

• Rip off the paper cover.
• He ripped the sleeve off his shirt.
• Someone had ripped off the warning label.

Comment l'utiliser : rip something off something (She ripped the label off the bottle.)

Synonymes : tear off

Expressions courantes : rip off something, rip off the label

voler, piquer

Prendre sans permission quelque chose qui appartient à quelqu’un d’autre.

En anglais simple : You take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone ripped off my watch.
• The thieves ripped off several laptops from the office.
• He was caught ripping off cash from the till.

Comment l'utiliser : rip something off (Someone ripped my bike off last night.)

Synonymes : steal, nick

Expressions courantes : rip off something, rip off a bike