tick off

cocher

Mettre une marque à côté d’un élément d’une liste pour indiquer qu’il est vérifié ou terminé.

En anglais simple : To mark an item on a list to show it is checked or finished.

• Tick off each name on the list.
• I ticked the jobs off as I finished them.
• Have you ticked off everything we need?

Comment l'utiliser : tick off something / tick something off (Tick off each task when you finish it.)

Synonymes : check off, mark off

Expressions courantes : tick off items, tick off names, tick something off

énerver, agacer

Rendre quelqu’un agacé ou en colère.

En anglais simple : To make someone annoyed or angry.

• That noise ticks me off.
• Her rude reply ticked him off.
• Does it tick you off when people interrupt?

Comment l'utiliser : tick someone off (His rude comments really ticked me off.)

Synonymes : annoy, irritate, anger

Contraires : please

Expressions courantes : tick someone off, really tick off

gronder, réprimander

Parler avec colère à quelqu’un parce qu’il a mal agi.

En anglais simple : To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• Mum ticked me off for being late.
• The coach ticked off the whole team.
• Did your boss tick you off about the mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : tick someone off for something/doing something (The teacher ticked us off for talking.)

Synonymes : tell off, scold, reprimand

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : tick someone off, tick off pupils

énumérer

Nommer plusieurs choses, généralement l’une après l’autre.

En anglais simple : To name several things, usually one after another.

• He ticked off three reasons to stay.
• She ticked off their achievements on her fingers.
• The manager ticked off the main points before ending the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : tick off something / tick something off (She ticked off her objections one by one.)

Synonymes : list, enumerate

Expressions courantes : tick off reasons, tick off achievements, tick off points