work through

faire progressivement, traiter étape par étape

Faire une série de tâches ou étudier un contenu en passant d’une partie à la suivante.

En anglais simple : To do a series of tasks or study material, moving from one part to the next.

• Let's work through this list.
• I worked through ten practice questions yesterday.
• Have you worked through the whole chapter?

Comment l'utiliser : work through something (We worked through the questions together.)

Synonymes : go through, complete

Expressions courantes : work through exercises, work through something, work through a list

surmonter, résoudre

Réfléchir ou parler d’une situation ou d’une émotion difficile pour arriver peu à peu à la surmonter.

En anglais simple : To deal with a difficult situation or feeling by thinking or talking about it until things improve.

• We need to work through our problems.
• He worked through his anger by talking to a friend.
• They are still working through the pain of their separation.

Comment l'utiliser : work through something with someone (She worked through her fears with a counsellor.)

Synonymes : deal with, resolve, overcome

Expressions courantes : work through grief, work through something, work through your feelings