slug out

se battre, s’affronter

Se battre ou rivaliser avec quelqu’un en faisant de grands efforts.

En anglais simple : To fight or compete with someone with great effort.

• The boxers slugged it out for ten rounds.
• Two teams will slug out the final.
• They slugged it out over who should lead.

Comment l'utiliser : slug it out with someone (The two candidates slugged it out with each other on television.)

Synonymes : battle, fight, compete

Expressions courantes : slug out a match, slug out a contest

se disputer, se livrer

Se décider ou s’obtenir au terme d’une lutte acharnée, en parlant d’une compétition ou d’une victoire.

En anglais simple : If a contest or victory is described this way, people fight hard to decide or achieve it.

• The match was slugged out in the rain.
• Their victory was slugged out over five tough rounds.
• The battle will be slugged out on the debate stage.

Comment l'utiliser : be slugged out by someone (The final was slugged out by two exhausted teams.)

Synonymes : be fought, be contested

Expressions courantes : slug out a victory, slug out a battle

frapper la balle avec force

Frapper une balle avec force, surtout au baseball.

En anglais simple : To hit a ball hard, especially in baseball.

• He slugged out a home run.
• Our best batter slugged out three hits yesterday.
• Can she slug out another homer this inning?

Comment l'utiliser : slug out something (She slugged out a home run in the fifth inning.)

Synonymes : hit, smash

Expressions courantes : slug out a homer, slug out a hit

taper à la machine

Rédiger un texte avec une machine à écrire.

En anglais simple : To produce a piece of writing on a typewriter.

• She slugged out a letter.
• He slugged out the article before lunch.
• The reporter was slugging out copy on an old typewriter.

Comment l'utiliser : slug out something (He slugged out a short report on his typewriter.)

Synonymes : type, type out

Expressions courantes : slug out a report, slug out an article

rédiger les en-têtes de scène

Ajouter des en-têtes de scène à un scénario de film ou planifier les scènes en écrivant leurs en-têtes.

En anglais simple : To add scene headings to a film script, or plan scenes by writing their headings.

• Slug out the opening scene.
• She slugged out the script with a heading for each location.
• We will slug out the scenes before writing the dialogue.

Comment l'utiliser : slug out something (First, slug out the scenes in your screenplay.)

Expressions courantes : slug out a scene, slug out a script

ajouter des indications au scénario d’animation

Ajouter des instructions, notamment sur les sons ou le rythme, à un scénario d’animation.

En anglais simple : To add instructions, such as sounds or timing, to an animation script.

• We need to slug out the script.
• She slugged out the cartoon script with notes for sound effects.
• He is slugging out the animation script before production begins.

Comment l'utiliser : slug out something (The director slugged out the script with sound and timing instructions.)

Expressions courantes : slug out a script, slug out the animation