bail

caution

Somme versée ou promise pour permettre à une personne arrêtée de rester libre en attendant son procès.

En anglais simple : Money promised or paid so an arrested person can leave prison while waiting for trial.

• The judge set bail at five thousand dollars.
• Her family posted bail that evening.
• He was released on bail while police investigated.

Comment l'utiliser : on bail (He is out on bail until his trial.)

Expressions courantes : on bail, post bail, grant bail, bail money

écope

Petit récipient servant à retirer l’eau qui s’accumule dans un bateau.

En anglais simple : A bucket or scoop used to remove water from a boat.

• Pass me the bail, please.
• He used a wooden bail to empty the boat.
• Water kept rising because our bail was too small.

Synonymes : bailer, scoop, bucket

Expressions courantes : wooden bail, use a bail, boat bail

se tirer, filer

Partir brusquement, surtout pour éviter un danger ou une situation désagréable.

En anglais simple : To leave suddenly, especially to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation.

• The party was boring, so we bailed.
• She bailed on us just before the trip.
• The pilot bailed out when the engine caught fire.

Comment l'utiliser : bail on someone/something (He bailed on our dinner plans at the last minute.); bail out of something (The pilot had to bail out of the burning plane.)

Synonymes : leave, quit, pull out

Contraires : stay

Expressions courantes : bail on someone, bail out, bail early

faire libérer sous caution

Verser ou promettre de l’argent pour faire sortir une personne arrêtée de prison avant son procès.

En anglais simple : To pay or promise money so an arrested person can leave prison before their trial.

• Can you bail him out?
• Her parents bailed her out after the arrest.
• We had to borrow money to bail our friend out of jail.

Comment l'utiliser : bail someone out of something (His sister bailed him out of jail.)

Expressions courantes : bail someone out, bail someone

confier en dépôt

Donner un bien à quelqu’un pour qu’il le garde temporairement, tout en restant son propriétaire.

En anglais simple : To give someone your property to keep temporarily, while you remain its owner.

• The merchant bailed the goods to a carrier.
• She bailed her jewelry to the bank for safekeeping.
• The contract covers property bailed to the warehouse operator.

Comment l'utiliser : bail something to someone (The owner bailed the goods to a carrier for delivery.)

Synonymes : entrust, deposit

Expressions courantes : bail goods, bail property, bail something to someone