run to

se tourner vers, chercher refuge auprès de

S'adresser à quelqu'un, surtout à un parent ou à une autorité, pour obtenir de l'aide ou une protection.

En anglais simple : To turn to someone, especially a parent or authority, for help or protection.

• Do not run to me for help.
• She ran to her teacher after the argument.
• Why do you always run to your parents?

Comment l'utiliser : run to someone for something (He runs to his parents for help whenever things go wrong.)

Synonymes : turn to, appeal to

Expressions courantes : run to someone, run to your mother

s’élever à, atteindre

Atteindre un certain total, une certaine longueur ou un certain coût.

En anglais simple : To reach a particular total amount, length, or cost.

• The report runs to fifty pages.
• Their legal costs ran to thousands of dollars.
• How much will the final bill run to?

Comment l'utiliser : run to an amount (The repair bill ran to several hundred pounds.)

Synonymes : amount to, total, reach

Expressions courantes : run to something, run to hundreds, run to ten pages

permettre, s’étendre à

Avoir les moyens ou la capacité d'atteindre un certain niveau, ou inclure quelque chose dans ses intérêts ou envies.

En anglais simple : To be able or willing to reach a particular standard, expense, or range of interests.

• Our budget will not run to a taxi.
• His musical tastes do not run to opera.
• My cooking skills do not run to wedding cakes.

Comment l'utiliser : run to something (Our budget does not run to a private guide.)

Synonymes : extend to, stretch to

Expressions courantes : run to something, run to a taxi, run to expensive tastes