back off

cesser de faire pression, lâcher prise

Arrêter de menacer quelqu’un, de le déranger ou de lui mettre la pression.

En anglais simple : To stop threatening, bothering, or putting pressure on someone.

• Please back off a little.
• He backed off when she refused to discuss it.
• The company finally backed off from its threats to sue.

Comment l'utiliser : back off from something (They backed off from their demands after the meeting.)

Synonymes : ease off, lay off, back down

Expressions courantes : back off someone, back off a little, back off from something

reculer

Se déplacer vers l’arrière pour s’éloigner de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move backwards to get farther away from someone or something.

• Back off from the edge.
• She backed off slowly as the dog approached.
• The crowd backed off to give the injured man space.

Comment l'utiliser : back off from someone/something (We backed off from the barking dog.)

Synonymes : retreat, move back

Contraires : advance, approach

Expressions courantes : back off slowly, back off from something

baisser, réduire

Réduire un réglage, comme le volume, la vitesse ou la puissance.

En anglais simple : To reduce a setting such as volume, speed, or power.

• Back off the volume, please.
• She backed off the throttle as the boat approached shore.
• You may need to back off the power to prevent overheating.

Comment l'utiliser : back off something (Back off the heat once the water boils.)

Synonymes : turn down, reduce

Contraires : turn up, increase

Expressions courantes : back off the volume, back off the throttle

s'éteindre de nouveau

Quand quelque chose revient à l’état éteint.

En anglais simple : Used when something returns to a state in which it is switched off.

• The light went back off.
• The heater turns back off when the room gets warm.
• Will the machine go back off if it overheats?

Expressions courantes : go back off, switch back off, turn back off