cross off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de supprimer un élément d'une liste en le barrant d'un trait, souvent pour le marquer comme accompli ou sans objet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing an item from a list by drawing a line through it, often to mark it as completed or irrelevant.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove from a listinformal

   To draw a line through an item on a list to indicate it has been completed or is no longer relevant.

   Barrer pour retirer d'une liste

   • I crossed off the tasks I finished today.
   • She crossed his name off the guest list.
   • We can cross off that item from our shopping list.

   Synonymescross outdeleteeraseremovestrike offstrike out

2. Eliminate or dismissinformal

   To decide that something or someone is no longer a possibility or candidate.

   rayer (de la liste)

   • We can cross off that restaurant; it's closed on Mondays.
   • The manager crossed off several candidates after the first interview.
   • Cross off any ideas that are too expensive.

   Synonymesdeletedismisseliminateexcluderule outscratchstrike off

   Antonymesconsiderincluderetain

Verbe de basecross