come over

venir, passer, passer dans l’autre camp

Rejoindre quelqu’un, lui rendre visite chez lui ou passer de son côté.

En anglais simple : To move to where someone else is, visit their home, or join their side.

• Come over after school.
• My cousins came over for dinner last night.
• Two players came over to our side after the argument.

Comment l'utiliser : come over to somewhere/someone (Come over to our table.); come over for something (She came over for lunch.)

Synonymes : come round, visit, join

Expressions courantes : come over tonight, come over for dinner

envahir, s’emparer de

Envahir soudain quelqu’un ou changer ses émotions ou son comportement, souvent de façon surprenante.

En anglais simple : To suddenly affect someone’s feelings or behaviour, often in a surprising way.

• A wave of sadness came over me.
• What came over him at the meeting?
• I shouted at everyone; I do not know what came over me.

Comment l'utiliser : something comes over someone (A strange calm came over her.)

Synonymes : affect, overcome

Expressions courantes : come over someone, come over me

paraître, se sentir soudain

Donner une certaine impression aux autres ou commencer à éprouver une sensation.

En anglais simple : To seem a certain way to others, or begin to feel a certain way.

• He came over all shy.
• She came over as confident during the interview.
• I suddenly came over faint and had to sit down.

Comment l'utiliser : come over + adjective (She came over all shy.); come over as + adjective (He came over as rather nervous.)

Synonymes : seem, come across, feel

Expressions courantes : come over strange, come over as confident