run out

épuiser, ne plus avoir

Utiliser tout ce qu’on a de quelque chose, jusqu’à ne plus en avoir.

En anglais simple : If you use all of something, you have none left.

• We have run out of bread.
• I ran out of money on holiday.
• What will we do if we run out of petrol?

Comment l'utiliser : run out of something (We ran out of milk yesterday.)

Synonymes : use up, exhaust

Expressions courantes : run out completely, run out again

s’épuiser

Pour une réserve, être entièrement consommée et ne plus rien contenir.

En anglais simple : If a supply is completely used, there is none left.

• Our food has run out.
• Time is running out, so please hurry.
• The fuel ran out before we reached the village.

Synonymes : be used up, be exhausted

Expressions courantes : run out soon, run out quickly

expirer, arriver à échéance

Arriver au moment où quelque chose cesse d’être valable ou disponible.

En anglais simple : To reach the date or point when something is no longer valid or available.

• My contract runs out tomorrow.
• Her visa ran out last month.
• Will you renew the insurance before it runs out?

Synonymes : expire, end

Expressions courantes : run out soon, run out tomorrow

chasser, expulser

Forcer quelqu’un ou quelque chose à quitter un endroit.

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

• They ran him out of town.
• The angry crowd tried to run the officials out.
• Will the new prices run small shops out of business?

Comment l'utiliser : run someone out of somewhere (The villagers ran the thieves out of town.); run someone/something out (They threatened to run the newcomers out.)

Synonymes : drive out, chase away, expel

Expressions courantes : run out someone, run out intruders

prolonger une série

Faire durer une suite de résultats semblables.

En anglais simple : To keep a series of similar results going.

• The team hoped to run out its streak.
• They ran out their series of wins through the final week.
• Can these players run out their winning streak for another month?

Comment l'utiliser : run out something (The players hoped to run out their winning streak.)

Synonymes : continue, extend

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : run out something, run out streaks

rallonger

Augmenter la longueur d’un tissu ou d’un vêtement.

En anglais simple : To make cloth or clothing longer.

• Can you run out these curtains?
• She ran out the skirt so it covered her knees.
• We need to run out the fabric to fit the taller window.

Comment l'utiliser : run out something (The tailor could run out the skirt by a few centimetres.)

Synonymes : lengthen, extend, let down

Contraires : shorten

Expressions courantes : run out curtains, run out something