walk away

se retirer, se désengager

Quitter une situation difficile ou indésirable, ou cesser d’y participer.

En anglais simple : To leave or stop being involved in a difficult or unwanted situation.

• You can still walk away.
• He walked away from an unhappy relationship.
• Would you walk away from a job that made you miserable?

Comment l'utiliser : walk away from something (She walked away from the deal when the price rose.)

Synonymes : withdraw, pull out

Expressions courantes : walk away from something, walk away now

s’éloigner à pied

Quitter une personne ou un lieu en s’éloignant à pied.

En anglais simple : To leave a person or place by moving away on foot.

• She turned and walked away.
• I watched him walk away down the street.
• Why are you walking away from me?

Comment l'utiliser : walk away from someone/something (He walked away from the door without knocking.)

Synonymes : walk off

Contraires : approach

Expressions courantes : walk away slowly, walk away from someone

s’en sortir indemne

Survivre à un accident ou à un danger sans blessure ni dommage grave.

En anglais simple : To survive an accident or other dangerous situation without serious injury or damage.

• Everyone walked away unhurt.
• She walked away from a terrible car crash.
• It is amazing that he walked away without any injuries.

Comment l'utiliser : walk away from + dangerous event (Both drivers walked away from the crash without a scratch.)

Synonymes : survive, escape unharmed

Expressions courantes : walk away unhurt, walk away from something

cesser de rembourser un prêt

Cesser de rembourser un prêt et laisser le prêteur prendre le bien donné en garantie.

En anglais simple : To stop paying a loan and let the lender take the property used to support it.

• They decided to walk away from their mortgage.
• Falling house prices led more borrowers to walk away.
• She walked away and let the bank take the house.

Comment l'utiliser : walk away from a mortgage/loan (Some owners walked away from mortgages on homes worth less than their loans.)

Synonymes : default

Expressions courantes : walk away from mortgages, walk away from debt