knock over

renverser, faire tomber

Heurter une personne ou une chose et la faire tomber ou basculer sur le côté.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something so that they fall or tip onto their side.

• I knocked over my glass.
• A car knocked her over as she crossed the road.
• Be careful not to knock the lamp over.

Comment l'utiliser : knock someone/something over (The dog knocked the vase over.)

Synonymes : tip over, topple

Expressions courantes : knock over something, knock someone over, knock over furniture

braquer, dévaliser

Voler de l'argent ou des biens dans un lieu, souvent avec des menaces ou de la violence.

En anglais simple : To steal money or goods from a place, often using threats or violence.

• They knocked over a bank.
• The thieves knocked over three shops in one night.
• He was caught planning to knock over a casino.

Comment l'utiliser : knock over a place (The gang planned to knock over a bank.)

Synonymes : rob, hold up

Expressions courantes : knock over banks, knock over something, knock something over

passer à tabac, tuer

Battre violemment quelqu'un ou le tuer.

En anglais simple : To beat someone badly or kill them.

• The gang threatened to knock him over.
• Two men knocked him over and left him badly injured.
• The boss ordered his men to knock over a rival.

Comment l'utiliser : knock someone over (They hired a thug to knock him over.)

Synonymes : beat up, kill

Expressions courantes : knock someone over, knock over someone

engloutir, siffler

Finir de manger un aliment ou de boire une boisson, souvent rapidement.

En anglais simple : To finish eating some food or drinking a drink, often quickly.

• He knocked over a beer.
• We knocked over lunch in ten minutes.
• She had knocked over two sandwiches before we arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : knock something over (He knocked over a beer before dinner.)

Synonymes : finish, polish off

Expressions courantes : knock over lunch, knock over something, knock something over

arrêter, coffrer

Pour la police, arrêter quelqu'un et le placer sous sa garde.

En anglais simple : For police to catch someone and take them into custody.

• The cops knocked him over yesterday.
• Police knocked over two suspects during the raid.
• They finally knocked her over for selling stolen goods.

Comment l'utiliser : knock someone over (The detectives knocked him over outside his flat.)

Synonymes : arrest, nab

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : knock someone over, knock over suspects