knock off

faire tomber

Faire tomber quelqu'un ou quelque chose de sa place en le frappant.

En anglais simple : To make someone or something fall from a place by hitting them.

• The ball knocked my hat off.
• A passing truck knocked her off her bike.
• Be careful not to knock the cup off the table.

Comment l'utiliser : knock someone/something off something (The branch knocked him off his bike.)

Synonymes : dislodge

Expressions courantes : knock off a hat, knock off something

déduire

Retirer une certaine quantité d'un prix, d'un total ou d'une durée estimée.

En anglais simple : To reduce a price, amount, or estimated time by a certain amount.

• They knocked five dollars off.
• The seller knocked ten percent off the price.
• This shortcut could knock twenty minutes off our journey.

Comment l'utiliser : knock an amount off something (They knocked ten pounds off the bill.)

Synonymes : deduct, subtract, reduce

Contraires : add

Expressions courantes : knock off ten pounds, knock off twenty percent

finir de travailler

Arrêter de travailler ou de faire une activité, généralement pour la journée.

En anglais simple : To stop working or doing an activity, usually for the day.

• We knock off at six.
• The builders knocked off early yesterday.
• Shall we knock off for lunch?

Comment l'utiliser : knock off at + time (We knock off at five on Fridays.)

Synonymes : finish work, stop work

Contraires : start work

Expressions courantes : knock off early, knock off work