stand down

démissionner, se retirer

Quitter un emploi, une fonction officielle ou une équipe, ou renoncer à sa candidature.

En anglais simple : To leave a job, official position, or team, or stop trying to be chosen for one.

• The chairman has decided to stand down.
• She stood down as party leader last year.
• Will he stand down from the team after this season?

Comment l'utiliser : stand down as something (She will stand down as chair next month.); stand down from something (He stood down from the team to give younger players a chance.)

Synonymes : step down, resign, withdraw

Expressions courantes : stand down as chairman, stand down from something

cesser les opérations, lever l’alerte

Cesser de combattre ou d’agir, ou ne plus rester prêt à intervenir.

En anglais simple : To stop fighting or taking action, or stop being ready to act.

• The soldiers were ordered to stand down.
• Police stood down when the missing child was found.
• The commander stood the unit down for the night.

Comment l'utiliser : stand someone/something down (The commander stood the troops down after the threat passed.)

Synonymes : halt, stop

Expressions courantes : stand down troops, stand down now, stand down someone