roll back

annuler, rétablir

Annuler des changements pour remettre quelque chose dans son état précédent.

En anglais simple : To change something back to how it was before.

• We need to roll back the update.
• The store rolled back its prices.
• Can you roll the settings back to yesterday’s values?

Comment l'utiliser : roll something back to something (We rolled the system back to its earlier version.)

Synonymes : reverse, undo, revert

Expressions courantes : roll back changes, roll back prices

reporter

Faire en sorte qu’un événement ait lieu plus tard que prévu.

En anglais simple : To arrange for something to happen later than planned.

• They may roll back the launch.
• Bad weather forced officials to roll back the event.
• Will they roll the date back again?

Comment l'utiliser : roll something back (They rolled the launch back by two days.)

Synonymes : postpone, delay, put off

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : roll back something, roll back launch

reculer, se replier

Reculer depuis un lieu ou une position, surtout pendant un combat.

En anglais simple : To move back from a place or position, especially during a fight.

• The troops began to roll back.
• Enemy forces rolled back after the attack.
• The army rolled back toward the river.

Synonymes : retreat, withdraw, fall back

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : troops roll back, roll back north

perdre de la puissance involontairement

Pour un moteur d’avion, perdre de la puissance sans ordre du pilote.

En anglais simple : If an aircraft engine does this, its power drops without the pilot asking for it.

• Both engines began to roll back.
• One engine rolled back during the climb.
• Why did the engine roll back without warning?

Expressions courantes : engines roll back, roll back unexpectedly