kick back

se détendre, se relaxer

Se détendre et passer du temps à ne presque rien faire.

En anglais simple : To relax and spend time doing very little.

• Just kick back and relax.
• We kicked back on the sofa after dinner.
• I'm kicking back at home this weekend.

Synonymes : relax, chill out, laze

Expressions courantes : kick back and relax, kick back at home, kick back tonight

reculer brusquement, avoir du recul

Partir brusquement en arrière sous l’effet d’un tir, d’une coupe ou d’une autre action.

En anglais simple : To suddenly move backward with force because of firing, cutting, or another action.

• The gun kicked back hard.
• The saw kicked back when its blade caught the wood.
• Hold the rifle firmly so it doesn't kick back into your shoulder.

Synonymes : recoil, jerk backward

Expressions courantes : guns kick back, saws kick back, kick back suddenly

verser une commission occulte, verser un pot-de-vin

Verser secrètement une part de l’argent d’une affaire à quelqu’un qui l’a facilitée, souvent illégalement.

En anglais simple : To secretly pay someone part of the money from a deal for helping arrange it, often illegally.

• They kicked back money to the official.
• The contractor agreed to kick back five percent of the payment.
• How much did the company kick back to the broker?

Comment l'utiliser : kick back something to someone (The supplier kicked back part of the fee to the official.); kick someone back something (They kicked him back ten percent of the profits.)

Synonymes : pay a kickback, pay off, bribe

Expressions courantes : kick back money, kick back a percentage, kick something back

rendre, renvoyer

Rendre quelque chose à son propriétaire ou à la personne qui l’a donné.

En anglais simple : To return something to the person it belongs to or came from.

• I'll kick your money back tomorrow.
• They kicked the missing wallet back to its owner.
• If we find your keys, we'll kick them back to you.

Comment l'utiliser : kick something back to someone (They'll kick the document back to its owner.)

Synonymes : return, give back, send back

Contraires : keep

Expressions courantes : kick something back, kick back something

boire, s'enfiler

Boire quelque chose, surtout une boisson alcoolisée.

En anglais simple : To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink.

• Let's kick back a few beers.
• He kicked back a cold drink after the game.
• We spent the evening kicking back beers with friends.

Comment l'utiliser : kick back something (They kicked back a few beers after work.)

Synonymes : drink, knock back

Expressions courantes : kick back some beers, kick back a drink, kick back something