squeeze out

extraire en pressant, faire sortir en pressant

Faire sortir quelque chose d’un récipient ou d’une matière en appuyant fortement.

En anglais simple : To force something out of a container or material by pressing it firmly.

• Squeeze out the extra water.
• She squeezed some toothpaste out of the tube.
• Can you squeeze out enough lemon juice for the sauce?

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze something out of something (Squeeze the water out of the cloth.)

Synonymes : press out, force out

Expressions courantes : squeeze out juice, squeeze water out, squeeze out toothpaste

évincer, exclure

Forcer quelqu’un à quitter un groupe, une entreprise ou un poste, souvent par des pressions ou un traitement injuste.

En anglais simple : To force someone to leave a group, business, or position, often through pressure or unfair treatment.

• The company squeezed out its small shareholders.
• They squeezed him out of the board by refusing to support him.
• Small shop owners were squeezed out as rents rose.

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze someone out of something (The new owners squeezed her out of the business.)

Synonymes : force out, oust, exclude

Expressions courantes : squeeze someone out, squeeze shareholders out

arracher une victoire, gagner de justesse

Gagner avec beaucoup de peine, généralement avec une très faible avance.

En anglais simple : To win after a difficult effort, usually by a small amount.

• We squeezed out a narrow win.
• The team squeezed out a victory after two extra periods.
• Can they squeeze out another win against such strong opponents?

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze out a win/victory (They squeezed out a win with a goal in the final minute.)

Synonymes : eke out, scrape

Expressions courantes : squeeze out victory, squeeze out wins

évincer, supplanter

Prendre la place qu’un concurrent occupait ou voulait obtenir, le laissant sans place.

En anglais simple : To take a place that another competitor wanted or held, leaving them without one.

• Our team squeezed out its closest rival.
• His final jump squeezed me out of third place.
• A newcomer squeezed her out of the national team.

Comment l'utiliser : squeeze someone out of something (Her improved score squeezed another runner out of the final.)

Synonymes : displace, edge out

Expressions courantes : squeeze out someone, squeeze rivals out