give away

donner, faire don de

Donner quelque chose à quelqu’un sans demander d’argent en échange.

En anglais simple : To let someone have something without asking for money.

• I give away old clothes.
• The shop gave away free samples yesterday.
• Are you giving that bike away?

Comment l'utiliser : give something away (She gave her old toys away.); give something away to someone (We gave the extra chairs away to a neighbour.)

Synonymes : donate, give

Contraires : sell

Expressions courantes : give away something, give away books

révéler, trahir

Laisser voir ou raconter par accident quelque chose qui devait rester secret.

En anglais simple : To accidentally show or tell something that should remain secret.

• Don’t give away the ending.
• His nervous laugh gave him away.
• Did my face give away how worried I was?

Comment l'utiliser : give something away (His smile gave the surprise away.); give someone/yourself away (Her accent gave her away.)

Synonymes : reveal, expose, betray

Contraires : conceal

Expressions courantes : give away something, give away secrets, give away someone

céder, abandonner

Laisser à quelqu’un d’autre le pouvoir, le contrôle ou les droits qu’on possédait.

En anglais simple : To let someone else have power, control, or rights that you had.

• Don’t give away your rights.
• She gave away control of the company.
• Why would they give away so much power?

Comment l'utiliser : give away something to someone (The founders gave away control to outside investors.)

Synonymes : surrender, relinquish

Contraires : retain

Expressions courantes : give away control, give away rights

conduire la mariée à l’autel

Accompagner la mariée et la présenter officiellement à son partenaire pendant la cérémonie.

En anglais simple : To formally present a bride to her partner during a wedding ceremony.

• Her father gave her away.
• She asked her brother to give her away at the wedding.
• Who will give the bride away?

Comment l'utiliser : give someone away (Her mother gave her away at the wedding.)

Expressions courantes : give away someone, give away brides

brader, vendre pour presque rien

Vendre quelque chose à un prix tellement bas qu’on semble presque le donner.

En anglais simple : To sell something for so little money that it seems almost free.

• At that price, you’re giving it away.
• They practically gave away their furniture for fifty euros.
• I won’t give away a valuable painting for so little.

Comment l'utiliser : give something away for an amount (At ten pounds, you’re practically giving it away.)

Synonymes : sell cheaply

Expressions courantes : give away something, give away stock

concéder un avantage

Affronter quelqu’un qui bénéficie d’un avantage de poids, de taille, de temps ou d’un autre type.

En anglais simple : To compete against someone who has more weight, height, time, or another advantage.

• He gives away weight to his opponent.
• She won despite giving away five centimetres in height.
• The younger runner gave away ten seconds and still won.

Comment l'utiliser : give away an amount to someone (Our team gives away several inches in height to theirs.)

Expressions courantes : give away weight, give away height