tune out

ne plus écouter, faire abstraction de

Cesser de prêter attention à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To stop paying attention to someone or something.

• I tune out when he starts complaining.
• She tuned out the noise and kept reading.
• Were you listening, or did you tune me out?

Comment l'utiliser : tune someone/something out (I can tune the traffic noise out when I work.)

Synonymes : ignore, zone out, switch off

Expressions courantes : tune out someone, tune out the noise, tune out completely

changer de chaîne, changer de station

Cesser de recevoir une chaîne de télévision ou une station de radio en en choisissant une autre.

En anglais simple : To stop receiving a radio or television station by selecting a different one.

• Listeners began to tune out during the adverts.
• We tuned out of that station when the music stopped.
• Will viewers tune out if the programme runs too late?

Comment l'utiliser : tune out of something (I tuned out of the news station and found some music.)

Synonymes : change channels, switch stations

Contraires : tune in

Expressions courantes : tune out of something, tune out early