see through

déceler la tromperie

Comprendre que quelque chose est faux et ne pas y croire.

En anglais simple : You understand that something is false and do not believe it.

• I can see through that lie.
• They saw through the trick and refused to pay.
• Can she see through his cheerful disguise?

Comment l'utiliser : see through something (She saw through his excuse immediately.)

Synonymes : detect, see past

Expressions courantes : see through lies, see through an excuse

voir à travers

Voir ce qui se trouve de l’autre côté d’une matière transparente ou partiellement transparente.

En anglais simple : You can look at things on the other side of a clear or partly clear material.

• I can see through the window.
• We could barely see through the dirty glass.
• Can people see through these curtains at night?

Comment l'utiliser : see through something (Can you see through this glass?)

Expressions courantes : see through glass, see through the curtains

mener à bien

Continuer à travailler à quelque chose jusqu’au bout, même si c’est difficile.

En anglais simple : You keep working on something until you finish it, even when it is difficult.

• I will see this through.
• We saw the repairs through despite several delays.
• Can you see the project through to the end?

Comment l'utiliser : see something through (We promised to see the project through.); see something through to the end (She saw the work through to the end.)

Synonymes : finish, complete, carry through

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : see something through, see the project through

percer à jour

Comprendre comment quelqu’un est vraiment ou ce qu’il cherche en secret.

En anglais simple : You recognize what someone is really like or what they secretly want.

• I see through you.
• She saw through his charm and refused the offer.
• It took years for us to see through our boss.

Comment l'utiliser : see through someone (Her friends saw through him from the start.)

Synonymes : see past, read

Expressions courantes : see through someone, see through his charm

aider à traverser

Aider quelqu’un jusqu’à la fin d’une période difficile.

En anglais simple : You help someone until a difficult experience is over.

• Your help will see me through.
• His friends saw him through a difficult winter.
• Who saw you through those lonely months?

Comment l'utiliser : see someone through something (Her sister saw her through the crisis.)

Synonymes : support, help through

Expressions courantes : see someone through, see me through this

suffire

Être en quantité suffisante pour quelqu’un jusqu’à un moment donné ou jusqu’à la fin d’un événement.

En anglais simple : An amount of something is enough for someone until a particular time or event ends.

• These savings will see us through.
• The fuel saw us through the coldest weeks.
• Will that food see you through until Friday?

Comment l'utiliser : see someone through something (This food should see us through the weekend.)

Synonymes : last, suffice

Expressions courantes : see us through winter, see someone through