send in

envoyer, remettre

Faire parvenir quelque chose à un organisme, souvent par courrier ou internet, pour qu’il l’examine ou l’utilise.

En anglais simple : To deliver something to an organization, often by post or online, so it can be checked or used.

• Please send in your form.
• She sent in a photo for the competition.
• Have you sent your application in yet?

Comment l'utiliser : send in something (Please send in your application by Friday.); send something in (You can send your answers in online.)

Synonymes : submit, send, mail

Expressions courantes : send in something, send something in, send in an application

envoyer intervenir

Faire intervenir quelqu’un dans une situation difficile pour qu’il aide ou agisse.

En anglais simple : To make someone enter a difficult situation to help or take action.

• They sent in a rescue team.
• Should we send in more engineers?
• The mayor sends in police when crowds become violent.

Comment l'utiliser : send in someone (They sent in experts to investigate the leak.)

Synonymes : bring in, deploy

Expressions courantes : send in help, send someone in, send in experts

envoyer au combat

Donner aux soldats l’ordre de participer à un combat.

En anglais simple : To order soldiers to enter a battle.

• They sent in troops at dawn.
• The commander will send in the infantry next.
• Why did they send in soldiers without air support?

Comment l'utiliser : send in someone (The general refused to send in more soldiers.)

Synonymes : deploy, commit

Expressions courantes : send in troops, send in soldiers

envoyer à la batte

Choisir un joueur de cricket pour aller sur le terrain frapper la balle.

En anglais simple : To choose a cricket player to go onto the field and hit the ball.

• The captain sent her in to bat.
• Who will they send in after the next wicket?
• They usually send in their strongest batter first.

Comment l'utiliser : send someone in to bat (The captain sent Ravi in to bat.)

Synonymes : put in

Expressions courantes : send someone in, send in someone