strike off

radier

Interdire officiellement à quelqu’un d’exercer comme médecin ou avocat en supprimant son inscription professionnelle.

En anglais simple : To officially stop someone from working as a doctor or lawyer by removing their professional registration.

• The doctor was struck off.
• They struck her off after a serious professional failure.
• Could he be struck off for that conduct?

Comment l'utiliser : be struck off for something (The lawyer was struck off for stealing clients’ money.)

Synonymes : disbar

Expressions courantes : strike someone off, strike off doctors

rayer, radier

Retirer un nom ou une mention d’une liste officielle.

En anglais simple : To remove a name or entry from an official list.

• Strike off the duplicate names.
• The company was struck off the register.
• Why did they strike her off the membership list?

Comment l'utiliser : strike someone/something off a list (They struck his name off the list.)

Synonymes : remove, delete

Contraires : add

Expressions courantes : strike off names, strike someone off

trancher d’un coup

Séparer une partie de quelque chose en la frappant avec un outil tranchant ou une arme.

En anglais simple : To separate a part from something by hitting it with a sharp tool or weapon.

• He struck off a branch.
• One blow of the sword struck off the statue’s head.
• The worker struck off a small piece of stone.

Synonymes : cut off, sever

Expressions courantes : strike off branches, strike something off

prendre une nouvelle direction

Commencer à aller dans une autre direction ou à suivre un nouveau projet.

En anglais simple : To begin moving in a new direction or following a new plan.

• We struck off towards the coast.
• He decided to strike off on his own.
• The group struck off along a narrow mountain path.

Comment l'utiliser : strike off in a direction (We struck off in a different direction.); strike off on something (She struck off on a new career path.)

Synonymes : set off, set out, branch out

Expressions courantes : strike off alone, strike off north

imprimer rapidement

Imprimer rapidement un exemplaire de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To print a copy of something quickly.

• Strike off another copy.
• The printer struck off fifty leaflets that morning.
• Could you strike off a proof for the editor?

Synonymes : print, run off

Expressions courantes : strike off copies, strike something off