bowl out

éliminer tous les batteurs

Au cricket, éliminer tous les batteurs adverses pour mettre fin au tour de leur équipe.

En anglais simple : In cricket, to end the other team’s turn at batting by getting all its players out.

• We need to bowl out their team.
• England were bowled out for 120 runs.
• Can our bowlers bowl them out before lunch?

Comment l'utiliser : bowl someone out for + score (We bowled them out for 95 runs.)

Expressions courantes : bowl out a team, bowl someone out

éliminer un batteur en touchant son guichet

Au cricket, éliminer un batteur en touchant son guichet avec la balle lancée.

En anglais simple : In cricket, to get a batter out by hitting their wicket with the ball you deliver.

• Try to bowl out their best batter.
• She bowled him out with a ball that hit the middle stump.
• Their captain was bowled out on the first delivery.

Synonymes : bowl

Expressions courantes : bowl someone out, bowl out a batter

écarter un adversaire

Vaincre une personne qui s’oppose à vous et l’empêcher de vous faire obstacle.

En anglais simple : To defeat someone who opposes you and remove them as an obstacle.

• She found a way to bowl out her rival.
• His clever argument bowled out the chief opponent of the plan.
• They hoped to bowl out anyone who challenged their authority.

Synonymes : defeat, get rid of

Expressions courantes : bowl someone out, bowl out a rival