dismiss

rejeter

Refuser d’accepter une demande, une affirmation ou une affaire judiciaire.

En anglais simple : To refuse to accept a request, claim, or legal case.

• The judge dismissed the case.
• The court dismissed their appeal yesterday.
• Her request was dismissed without explanation.

Synonymes : reject, throw out

Contraires : accept

Expressions courantes : dismiss a case, dismiss an appeal, dismiss a claim

licencier

Mettre officiellement fin à l’emploi d’une personne.

En anglais simple : To officially make someone leave their job.

• The company dismissed him.
• She was dismissed for stealing money.
• Can an employer dismiss someone without notice?

Comment l'utiliser : dismiss someone from something (They dismissed him from his job.); dismiss someone for something (She was dismissed for misconduct.)

Synonymes : fire, sack, discharge

Contraires : hire

Expressions courantes : dismiss an employee, dismiss someone from work

écarter, minimiser

Juger une chose trop insignifiante ou déraisonnable pour lui accorder de l’attention.

En anglais simple : To treat something as too unimportant or unreasonable to deserve attention.

• Do not dismiss her feelings.
• He dismissed our concerns as silly.
• They dismissed the criticism without considering it.

Comment l'utiliser : dismiss something as something (She dismissed the story as nonsense.)

Synonymes : disregard, brush aside

Expressions courantes : dismiss someone’s concerns, dismiss something as nonsense

congédier, renvoyer

Dire à une personne ou à un groupe qu’il peut ou doit partir.

En anglais simple : To tell someone or a group that they can or must leave.

• The teacher dismissed the class.
• The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
• He dismissed his visitors and closed the door.

Synonymes : send away, release

Expressions courantes : dismiss the class, dismiss the soldiers

chasser, écarter

Cesser de penser à une idée, une inquiétude ou une possibilité.

En anglais simple : To stop thinking about a thought, worry, or possibility.

• She dismissed the thought.
• He tried to dismiss his worries and sleep.
• I could not dismiss the possibility of failure.

Comment l'utiliser : dismiss something from your mind (She dismissed the memory from her mind.)

Synonymes : put aside, banish

Expressions courantes : dismiss a thought, dismiss something from memory

expulser

Faire quitter le terrain à un joueur qui a enfreint les règles.

En anglais simple : To make a player leave the field after breaking the rules.

• The referee dismissed the player.
• He was dismissed after a dangerous tackle.
• Two players were dismissed before halftime.

Comment l'utiliser : dismiss someone for something (The referee dismissed him for violent conduct.)

Synonymes : send off

Expressions courantes : dismiss a player, dismiss someone for fouling