send down

• Verbe à particule utilisé en anglais britannique pour signifier le renvoi d'un étudiant de l'université, ou l'envoi de quelque chose à un niveau inférieur ou vers un autre endroit.

A phrasal verb used in British English to indicate the act of expelling a student from a university, or sending something to a lower level or location.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Expel from universityformalbritish

   To officially expel a student from a university, especially for misconduct or academic failure.

   Renvoyer de l'université

   • He was sent down from Oxford for cheating on his exams.
   • The university sent down several students after the protest.
   • She risked being sent down for failing to meet academic standards.

   Synonymesdismissejectexpelrusticatethrow out

   Antonymesadmitenrollmatriculate

2. Imprisonformalbritish

   To send someone to prison, typically for a crime.

   envoyer en prison

   • The judge sent him down for ten years for robbery.
   • He was sent down for his involvement in the fraud case.
   • The court sent down the criminal to serve a life sentence.

   Synonymesconfineimprisonincarceratejaillock upput awayput behind bars

   Antonymesacquitfreerelease

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