run into

croiser, tomber sur

Rencontrer quelqu’un ou trouver quelque chose par hasard, sans l’avoir prévu.

En anglais simple : To meet someone or find something by chance, without planning to.

• I ran into Sam at the shop.
• We’ve run into a problem with the booking.
• Have you ever run into your teacher outside school?

Comment l'utiliser : run into someone/something (I ran into an old friend at the station.)

Synonymes : come across, encounter, bump into

Expressions courantes : run into someone, run into problems, run into trouble

heurter, percuter

Heurter quelqu’un ou quelque chose par accident en se déplaçant.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something accidentally while moving.

• The car ran into a tree.
• I wasn’t looking and ran into the door.
• Did your bike run into that fence?

Comment l'utiliser : run into someone/something (The cyclist ran into a parked car.)

Synonymes : hit, crash into, collide with

Expressions courantes : run into something, run into someone

entrer en courant

Entrer dans un lieu en courant.

En anglais simple : To go inside a place while moving quickly on your feet.

• The boy ran into the house.
• We ran into a shop to escape the rain.
• Why did she run into the classroom?

Comment l'utiliser : run into somewhere (The children ran into the house.)

Synonymes : rush into, dash into

Contraires : run out of

Expressions courantes : run into somewhere, run into school

s’élever à, atteindre

Atteindre un total important, notamment en argent ou en temps.

En anglais simple : To reach a large amount, especially of money or time.

• The repair bill ran into thousands.
• Their debts now run into millions of dollars.
• The recording runs into hundreds of hours.

Comment l'utiliser : run into + large amount (The total cost could run into millions of pounds.)

Synonymes : amount to, total, reach

Expressions courantes : run into millions, run into thousands

faire percuter, projeter contre

Faire heurter quelque chose par un véhicule ou un autre objet en mouvement.

En anglais simple : To make a vehicle or another moving object hit something.

• He ran his car into a wall.
• She lost control and ran the truck into a tree.
• Did you run the trolley into the door?

Comment l'utiliser : run something into someone/something (She ran her car into a wall.)

Synonymes : crash into, ram into

Expressions courantes : run something into something, run something into someone

mélanger, faire se fondre

Faire couler des couleurs ou des liquides ensemble pour les mélanger.

En anglais simple : To make colours or liquids flow together and mix.

• Run the blue paint into the yellow.
• She ran the wet colours into each other with a brush.
• Try running the red ink into the clear water.

Comment l'utiliser : run something into something (Use a wet brush to run the blue paint into the green.)

Synonymes : blend, mix

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : run something into something, run colours into something