go bad

se gâter, tourner

Devenir trop vieux ou abîmé pour être mangé ou utilisé sans danger.

En anglais simple : To become too old or damaged to eat or use safely.

• The milk has gone bad.
• Meat can go bad quickly in hot weather.
• Will these berries go bad before Friday?

Synonymes : spoil, rot

Expressions courantes : go bad quickly, go bad overnight

devenir dangereux

Pour une situation, passer d’un état sûr ou maîtrisable à un état dangereux.

En anglais simple : To change from safe or manageable to dangerous.

• The situation could go bad fast.
• Their rescue mission went bad when the bridge collapsed.
• We left before the deal could go bad and put us in danger.

Synonymes : turn dangerous

Expressions courantes : go bad suddenly, go bad fast

mal tourner, se corrompre

Commencer à mal se comporter, à devenir malhonnête ou à commettre des délits.

En anglais simple : To start behaving badly or become dishonest or involved in crime.

• He was once honest, but he went bad.
• The story follows a young officer who goes bad.
• Why do some decent people go bad when they gain power?

Synonymes : turn bad, become corrupt

Contraires : reform

Expressions courantes : go bad eventually, go bad young