pop out

sortir un instant

Sortir pour un court moment en prévoyant de revenir rapidement.

En anglais simple : You leave a place for a short time and expect to come back soon.

• I need to pop out.
• He popped out for a coffee.
• Can you answer the phone while I pop out to buy lunch?

Comment l'utiliser : pop out for something (I will pop out for some bread.); pop out to do something (She popped out to buy milk.)

Synonymes : step out, nip out

Expressions courantes : pop out briefly, pop out for lunch, pop out to someone

jaillir, faire sortir

Quelque chose sort brusquement, souvent avec un petit bruit, ou on le fait sortir.

En anglais simple : Something comes out suddenly, often with a short sound, or you make it come out.

• The cork popped out.
• A button popped out of its hole.
• Push here to pop the battery out.

Comment l'utiliser : pop out of something (A spring popped out of the box.); pop something out (She popped the plastic piece out with her thumb.)

Synonymes : spring out

Expressions courantes : pop out suddenly, pop out a cork

se déboîter, déboîter

Une partie du corps quitte soudainement sa position normale, ou on la fait sortir de cette position.

En anglais simple : A part of your body suddenly moves out of its proper place, or you cause this to happen.

• My shoulder popped out.
• He popped out his knee when he fell.
• Has that joint ever popped out before?

Comment l'utiliser : pop out something (He popped out his shoulder during practice.); pop out of something (Her shoulder popped out of its socket.)

Synonymes : dislocate

Expressions courantes : pop out a shoulder, pop out suddenly

s’afficher, apparaître

Une petite fenêtre ou un menu apparaît soudainement et brièvement sur l'écran d'un ordinateur.

En anglais simple : A small window or menu suddenly appears on a computer screen for a short time.

• A menu pops out.
• A help window popped out when I clicked the icon.
• Does the settings panel pop out automatically?

Comment l'utiliser : pop out when… (A small menu pops out when you click the arrow.)

Synonymes : pop up, appear

Contraires : disappear

Expressions courantes : pop out automatically, pop out on screen

pondre, accoucher de

Mettre un bébé au monde, dans un langage très familier.

En anglais simple : A woman gives birth to a baby, described in a very casual way.

• She joked about popping out babies.
• They expected her to pop out a baby every year.
• I cannot just pop out kids whenever you want!

Comment l'utiliser : pop out someone (She joked that she would pop out another baby next year.)

Synonymes : give birth

Expressions courantes : pop out babies, pop out a baby, pop out kids

être éliminé sur une chandelle au troisième strike

Être éliminé au baseball après trois strikes, en frappant une balle courte et haute sur le dernier.

En anglais simple : You are put out in baseball after three strikes, with a high, short hit on the last strike.

• He popped out on strike three.
• The batter popped out on a foul bunt with two strikes.
• She popped out to the catcher on her third strike.

Comment l'utiliser : pop out to someone (He popped out to the catcher on his third strike.)

Expressions courantes : pop out bunting, pop out to catcher