run with

courir avec

Courir en compagnie de quelqu’un ou en portant quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move quickly on foot while accompanied by someone or carrying something.

• I run with my sister.
• He ran with a heavy bag on his back.
• Can you run with the ball in your hands?

Comment l'utiliser : run with someone/something (I run with my dog every morning.)

Expressions courantes : run with someone, run with something

mener à bien, mettre en œuvre

Reprendre un projet ou une idée et travailler dessus jusqu’à sa réalisation.

En anglais simple : To take a plan or idea and work on it until it becomes real.

• That is a good idea; run with it.
• She ran with our proposal and opened a community garden.
• Can you run with this project while I am away?

Comment l'utiliser : run with an idea/plan (The team liked my plan and ran with it.)

Synonymes : carry through, take forward, pursue

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : run with something, run with it

exploiter, développer

Développer ou diffuser une idée ou une histoire à partir de peu d’informations, souvent sans bien les vérifier.

En anglais simple : To develop or spread an idea or story from limited information, often without checking it carefully.

• The press ran with an unconfirmed rumour.
• He took one sentence from my speech and ran with it.
• Do not run with that theory before checking the evidence.

Comment l'utiliser : run with a story/idea (The newspaper ran with the story before checking the facts.)

Synonymes : build on, expand on

Expressions courantes : run with something, run with a rumour, run with a story

ruisseler de

Avoir un liquide, comme de la sueur, qui coule sur une surface.

En anglais simple : If a surface does this, liquid flows over it.

• His face ran with sweat.
• Her cheeks were running with tears.
• After the storm, the windows ran with water.

Comment l'utiliser : run with a liquid (Her face was running with sweat.)

Synonymes : stream with

Expressions courantes : run with sweat, run with tears, run with blood

fréquenter, traîner avec

Passer du temps avec une personne ou un groupe, notamment des gens mêlés à des délits ou à des ennuis.

En anglais simple : To spend time with a person or group, especially people involved in crime or trouble.

• He runs with a local gang.
• She ran with some rough kids at school.
• Who did your brother run with before he moved away?

Comment l'utiliser : run with someone/a group (He used to run with a dangerous crowd.)

Synonymes : hang out with, associate with

Contraires : avoid

Expressions courantes : run with someone, run with a gang