pan out

bien se passer, aboutir

Évoluer ou se terminer favorablement, en donnant le résultat espéré.

En anglais simple : Develop or end in a way that works well or gives the result you hoped for.

• I hope your plans pan out.
• The deal did not pan out as we expected.
• How did things pan out with your new job?

Synonymes : work out, succeed, turn out well

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : pan out well, pan out as expected

extraire à la batée, séparer par lavage

Séparer les minéraux précieux de la terre ou de la roche broyée par lavage dans un récipient peu profond.

En anglais simple : Separate valuable minerals from dirt or crushed rock by washing them in a shallow container.

• They pan out gold by the river.
• She panned out a few tiny flakes of gold.
• Can you pan out anything valuable from this gravel?

Comment l'utiliser : pan something out (They panned the gold out of the river gravel.)

Synonymes : wash out

Expressions courantes : pan out gold, pan out something

s’endormir

Commencer à dormir.

En anglais simple : Begin sleeping.

• I was tired and panned out.
• She panned out on the sofa after dinner.
• We all panned out early after the long journey.

Synonymes : fall asleep, drop off

Contraires : wake up

Expressions courantes : pan out early, pan out on something