saw off

scier, couper à la scie

Détacher une partie de quelque chose en la coupant avec une scie.

En anglais simple : To remove part of something by cutting it with a saw.

• Saw off the broken branch.
• He sawed off the end of the plank.
• Can you saw this piece off for me?

Comment l'utiliser : saw something off (He sawed the damaged end off.); saw something off something (She sawed a branch off the tree.)

Synonymes : cut off

Expressions courantes : saw off something, saw off a branch

déclarer le batteur éliminé

Pour un arbitre, déclarer un batteur éliminé, souvent de façon injuste.

En anglais simple : For a sports official to decide that a batter is out, often unfairly.

• The umpire saw off our captain.
• Fans complained that the batter had been sawn off.
• Another poor decision saw off their best batsman.

Comment l'utiliser : saw someone off (The umpire saw him off despite the ball missing the bat.)

Synonymes : give out

Expressions courantes : saw off someone, saw off a batsman