zero out

remettre à zéro, réduire à zéro

Ramener une quantité ou une valeur mesurée à zéro.

En anglais simple : To change an amount or reading so that it becomes zero.

• Press this button to zero out the counter.
• The shop zeroed out the delivery charge.
• Can we zero these balances out before closing the accounts?

Comment l'utiliser : zero out something / zero something out (The refund zeroed out my balance.)

Synonymes : reset, clear

Expressions courantes : zero out something, zero something out, zero out balances

supprimer le financement

Supprimer tout l’argent accordé à un projet ou à une activité.

En anglais simple : To stop providing any money for a project or activity.

• The council zeroed out the project.
• They plan to zero out funding for the research centre.
• Will the next budget zero these grants out?

Comment l'utiliser : zero out something / zero something out (The new budget zeros out the training programme.)

Synonymes : defund, cut funding for

Contraires : fund

Expressions courantes : zero out funding, zero out something, zero something out

remplir de zéros

Remplacer par des zéros toutes les données d’une zone de mémoire ou d’un fichier informatique.

En anglais simple : To replace all the information in a computer memory area or file with zeros.

• Zero out the array first.
• The program zeroed out the unused memory.
• Does this tool zero out every byte on the disk?

Comment l'utiliser : zero out something / zero something out (The code zeros out the buffer.)

Synonymes : zero-fill

Expressions courantes : zero out memory, zero out something, zero something out

taper zéro pour joindre un opérateur

Appuyer sur zéro pendant un message téléphonique enregistré pour parler à une personne.

En anglais simple : To press zero during a recorded telephone message to speak to a person instead.

• You can zero out during the message.
• I zeroed out and asked the operator for help.
• Callers who zero out are connected to the front desk.

Expressions courantes : zero out immediately, zero out during something

faire faillite

Perdre tout son argent et ne plus pouvoir payer ses dettes.

En anglais simple : To lose all your money and become unable to pay your debts.

• The company zeroed out last year.
• He feared his business would zero out after another bad season.
• Several small firms zeroed out when their largest customer stopped paying.

Synonymes : go bankrupt, go bust

Expressions courantes : zero out financially, zero out completely

tuer, liquider

En argot, tuer quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To kill someone.

• They threatened to zero him out.
• The killer zeroed out the witness before the trial.
• His orders were to zero out anyone who resisted.

Comment l'utiliser : zero out someone / zero someone out (The gang planned to zero him out.)

Synonymes : kill, eliminate

Expressions courantes : zero out someone, zero someone out