peg out

étendre le linge, accrocher avec des pinces

Suspendre du linge mouillé dehors sur un fil avec des pinces pour le faire sécher.

En anglais simple : Hang wet clothes outside to dry, using clips to hold them on a line.

• I need to peg out the washing.
• Dad pegged the towels out before breakfast.
• Can you peg out these wet shirts?

Comment l'utiliser : peg something out (She pegged the sheets out in the sunshine.)

Synonymes : hang out, hang up

Expressions courantes : peg out washing, peg out something, peg something out

délimiter avec des piquets, jalonner

Marquer les limites d’un terrain en plantant de petits piquets en bois ou en métal.

En anglais simple : Mark the edges of an area by putting small wooden or metal sticks into the ground.

• We need to peg out the area.
• They pegged out the garden before planting.
• Has the builder pegged out the foundations yet?

Comment l'utiliser : peg something out (The surveyor pegged the site out before work began.)

Synonymes : stake out, mark out

Expressions courantes : peg out something, peg out an area, peg something out

mourir, casser sa pipe

Mourir ; expression familière qui peut sembler irrespectueuse.

En anglais simple : Die; a casual expression that can sound disrespectful.

• He pegged out last winter.
• The old man pegged out before his hundredth birthday.
• She joked that she would peg out before finishing the paperwork.

Synonymes : die, kick the bucket

Expressions courantes : peg out suddenly, peg out young

terminer en touchant le piquet

Terminer au croquet en touchant le piquet final avec la boule après avoir franchi tous les arceaux requis.

En anglais simple : Finish in croquet by making a ball hit the final peg after passing through all required hoops.

• She pegged out and won the match.
• He used a gentle shot to peg out his final ball.
• Can you peg out both balls this turn?

Comment l'utiliser : peg something out (She pegged her last ball out to win the match.)

Synonymes : finish

Expressions courantes : peg out a ball, peg out first

gagner en atteignant le dernier trou

Gagner en déplaçant son pion de score jusqu’au dernier trou du plateau.

En anglais simple : Win a game by moving your scoring peg to the final hole on the board.

• She pegged out first and won.
• I needed two more points to peg out.
• He pegged out before I could score again.

Synonymes : win, finish

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : peg out first, peg out and win