run

courir

Avancer rapidement à pied, les deux pieds quittant brièvement le sol entre les pas.

En anglais simple : To move quickly on your feet, with both feet briefly leaving the ground between steps.

• I run every morning.
• She ran five miles yesterday.
• Can you run faster than your brother?

Comment l'utiliser : run to something (The children ran to the gate.)

Expressions courantes : run fast, run a race, run to school, run very fast

fonctionner, tourner

Pour une machine ou un programme informatique, être en train de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : If a machine or computer program does this, it is working or operating.

• The engine is running.
• This program runs on my laptop.
• The old washing machine ran well for years.

Comment l'utiliser : run on something (This small motor runs on electricity.)

Synonymes : work, operate, function

Expressions courantes : run smoothly, run on batteries, run all day

fuir, s’enfuir

Partir rapidement pour échapper à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose de dangereux ou d’indésirable.

En anglais simple : To leave quickly to get away from someone or something dangerous or unwanted.

• The thief ran away.
• They ran from the burning house.
• You cannot keep running from your problems.

Comment l'utiliser : run from someone/something (They ran from the approaching soldiers.); run away from someone/something (The boy ran away from the barking dog.)

Synonymes : flee, escape

Expressions courantes : run away, run from someone, run for safety

gérer, diriger

Être responsable d’une entreprise, d’une organisation ou d’une activité et veiller à son bon fonctionnement.

En anglais simple : To be in charge of a business, organization, or activity and make sure it works properly.

• She runs a small shop.
• My parents ran a hotel for twenty years.
• Who is running the office while you are away?

Synonymes : manage, lead, direct

Expressions courantes : run a business, run a shop, run a school

courir, se dépêcher

Aller rapidement quelque part ou se déplacer en hâte d’un endroit à l’autre.

En anglais simple : To go somewhere quickly or hurry from place to place.

• I must run; I’m late.
• She ran around town looking for a gift.
• We have been running between meetings all day.

Synonymes : hurry, rush

Expressions courantes : run around town, run all over, run to something

course, footing

Parcours effectué en courant, souvent pour faire de l’exercice ou pour le plaisir.

En anglais simple : A journey on foot at a fast pace, often for exercise or enjoyment.

• I enjoyed my morning run.
• Shall we go for a run?
• Her daily runs help her stay fit.

Comment l'utiliser : go for a run (We went for a run before breakfast.)

Synonymes : jog

Expressions courantes : go for a run, morning run, five-mile run, daily run

course, trajet

Court trajet, parfois fait en hâte, pour chercher quelque chose ou accomplir une tâche.

En anglais simple : A short or hurried trip to get something or do a job.

• I’ll make a coffee run.
• She did the school run this morning.
• We made two runs to the store for supplies.

Comment l'utiliser : a run to something (I need to make a run to the supermarket.)

Synonymes : trip, dash

Expressions courantes : make a run, school run, coffee run

point

Point marqué au baseball lorsqu’un joueur fait le tour des bases et rejoint le marbre sans être éliminé.

En anglais simple : A point in baseball, earned when a player safely reaches home after going around all the bases.

• Our team scored one run.
• They won by three runs.
• The runner crossed home plate for the winning run.

Expressions courantes : score a run, home run, winning run