bail out

renflouer, tirer d’affaire

Aider quelqu’un à sortir de graves difficultés, souvent en lui donnant de l’argent.

En anglais simple : To help someone escape serious trouble, often by giving them money.

• My dad bailed me out again.
• The government bailed out two failing banks.
• Who will bail the company out if it loses more money?

Comment l'utiliser : bail someone/something out (The government bailed the airline out.); bail someone out of something (Her parents bailed her out of financial trouble.)

Synonymes : rescue, save, help out

Expressions courantes : bail out banks, bail out someone, bail out companies

se retirer, laisser tomber

Quitter ou éviter une situation, surtout parce qu’elle est devenue difficile ou désagréable.

En anglais simple : To leave or avoid a situation, especially because it has become difficult or unpleasant.

• I might bail out early.
• She bailed out of the project when costs rose.
• Are you going to bail out of the trip again?

Comment l'utiliser : bail out of something (He bailed out of the deal at the last minute.)

Synonymes : pull out, quit, leave

Contraires : stay

Expressions courantes : bail out early, bail out suddenly

faire libérer sous caution

Payer une caution pour qu’une personne arrêtée puisse sortir de prison en attendant son procès.

En anglais simple : To pay money so an arrested person can leave prison while waiting for their trial.

• Can you bail me out?
• His parents bailed him out of jail.
• She borrowed money to bail her brother out before the trial.

Comment l'utiliser : bail someone out (His sister bailed him out after his arrest.); bail someone out of jail (They paid to bail their friend out of jail.)

Synonymes : post bail for

Expressions courantes : bail out someone, bail out prisoners

abandonner, laisser tomber

Quitter quelqu’un et le laisser sans aide alors qu’il est en difficulté.

En anglais simple : To leave someone without help when they are in trouble.

• Please do not bail out on me.
• Her partner bailed out on her during the crisis.
• They always bail out on us when things get difficult.

Comment l'utiliser : bail out on someone (His friends bailed out on him when he needed help.)

Synonymes : abandon, desert, let down

Contraires : stand by

Expressions courantes : bail out suddenly, bail out again

sauter en parachute

Sauter d’un avion en vol, généralement avec un parachute pour échapper à un danger.

En anglais simple : To jump from a flying aircraft, usually with a parachute because of danger.

• The pilot had to bail out.
• Two crew members bailed out before the plane crashed.
• Could they bail out safely at that height?

Comment l'utiliser : bail out of something (The pilot bailed out of the damaged plane.)

Synonymes : parachute out, jump out

Expressions courantes : bail out safely, bail out quickly

se désengager, vendre ses placements

Vendre une partie ou la totalité de ses placements, souvent pour éviter de perdre de l’argent.

En anglais simple : To sell some or all of your investments, often to avoid losing money.

• Investors began to bail out.
• She bailed out of shares before the market fell.
• Are you planning to bail out of property and buy gold?

Comment l'utiliser : bail out of something (Many investors bailed out of technology stocks.)

Synonymes : sell out, cash out, divest

Expressions courantes : bail out early, bail out completely