come at

attaquer, se jeter sur

S’approcher de quelqu’un pour l’attaquer ou le défier avec colère.

En anglais simple : To move toward someone to attack them, or challenge them angrily.

• The dog came at me.
• She came at him with a stream of angry questions.
• Why are you coming at me like that?

Comment l'utiliser : come at someone with something (He came at us with a stick.)

Synonymes : attack, confront

Contraires : retreat

Expressions courantes : come at someone, come at me

accéder à, atteindre

Réussir à atteindre, trouver ou comprendre quelque chose de difficile à obtenir.

En anglais simple : To reach, find, or understand something that is difficult to get.

• The truth is hard to come at.
• We finally came at the information we needed.
• His exact meaning was difficult to come at.

Comment l'utiliser : come at something (The facts were difficult to come at.)

Synonymes : get at, reach, discover

Expressions courantes : come at the truth, come at the facts

accepter, consentir à, essayer

Accepter une situation ou consentir à essayer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To accept a situation or agree to try something.

• I cannot come at that price.
• He would not come at another risky deal.
• Would you come at trying it once more?

Comment l'utiliser : come at something (I cannot come at an arrangement like that.)

Synonymes : accept, agree to, try

Contraires : refuse

Expressions courantes : come at that, come at a deal