bale out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'écoper l'eau d'un bateau ou, au sens figuré, pour abandonner une situation ou sauver quelqu'un d'une difficulté.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing water from a boat or, figuratively, to abandon a situation or rescue someone from difficulty.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. formal

   To remove water from a boat or a flooded area using a container.

   Épuiser (l'eau d'une embarcation)

   • They had to bale out the boat after the storm.
   • He used a bucket to bale out the water from the basement.
   • The crew worked quickly to bale out the sinking vessel.

   Synonymesbailbail outdipemptyladlescoop

2. Escape or abandoninformalbritish

   To leave a difficult or dangerous situation, often suddenly.

   Se tirer d'affaire

   • He decided to bale out of the failing business.
   • The pilot had to bale out when the engine failed.
   • She bailed out of the project when it became too stressful.

   Synonymesabandonback outbail outchicken outescapefleeget awayretreatrun awaywithdraw

   Antonymesconfrontfaceremainstay

Verbe de basebale