flip

retourner, basculer

Retourner quelque chose ou le faire changer de position d’un petit geste rapide.

En anglais simple : To turn something over or move it quickly with a small movement.

• Flip the pancake now.
• She flipped the card over to read the answer.
• He flipped the switch and the lights came on.

Comment l'utiliser : flip something over (Flip the paper over and sign your name.)

Synonymes : turn over, flick

Expressions courantes : flip something over, flip a switch, flip a pancake

se retourner

Se retourner rapidement, parfois en basculant complètement.

En anglais simple : If something does this, it turns over quickly.

• The boat flipped over.
• Their car flipped when it hit the barrier.
• The board flipped in the wind and landed upside down.

Comment l'utiliser : flip over (The canoe flipped over in the rough water.)

Synonymes : overturn, turn over

Expressions courantes : flip over, flip upside down

lancer

Projeter un petit objet en l’air avec le pouce et un doigt, en le faisant tourner.

En anglais simple : To send a small object spinning into the air with your thumb and finger.

• Let’s flip a coin.
• She flipped a coin and caught it.
• He flipped the token into the air with his thumb.

Synonymes : toss

Expressions courantes : flip a coin, flip something up

péter les plombs

Se mettre soudain très en colère ou être bouleversé au point de perdre le contrôle.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become extremely angry or upset.

• Dad will flip when he sees this mess.
• She flipped out after losing her phone.
• I nearly flipped when I heard the repair cost.

Comment l'utiliser : flip out (He flipped out when someone scratched his car.)

Synonymes : lose it, go crazy

Expressions courantes : flip out, really flip

collaborer avec la justice

Témoigner contre ses complices pour obtenir un traitement plus favorable de la justice.

En anglais simple : To give evidence against other people involved in your crime in exchange for better treatment.

• One gang member agreed to flip.
• The suspect flipped on his boss to get a shorter sentence.
• Police hoped another prisoner would flip before the trial.

Comment l'utiliser : flip on someone (He flipped on his partners after the police arrested him.)

Synonymes : turn informer

Expressions courantes : flip on someone, agree to flip

salto

Saut où le corps fait un tour complet sur lui-même en l’air.

En anglais simple : A jump in which your body turns completely over in the air.

• She did a flip on the trampoline.
• His first flip ended with a perfect landing.
• Can you do two flips in a row?

Synonymes : somersault

Expressions courantes : do a flip, forward flip, back flip

mouvement brusque

Petit mouvement soudain, souvent de la main ou du poignet.

En anglais simple : A small, sudden movement, often of the hand or wrist.

• A flip of her wrist opened the fan.
• He moved his hair with a flip of his head.
• One quick flip sent the paper across the desk.

Synonymes : flick

Expressions courantes : quick flip, flip of something, wrist flip

lancer, retournement

Action de retourner un objet, souvent en le lançant en l’air.

En anglais simple : An action that turns an object over, often by tossing it into the air.

• A coin flip decided who went first.
• He turned the pancake with one flip.
• After several flips, the card landed face up.

Synonymes : toss

Expressions courantes : coin flip, flip of something, single flip