shoo away

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de faire partir quelqu'un ou quelque chose, généralement en agitant la main ou par un geste d'éloignement.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something leave or go away, typically by waving or making a shooing gesture.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Drive awayinformal

   To make someone or something leave by waving hands or making sounds.

   chasser en faisant signe

   • She shooed away the cat from the table.
   • He shooed away the flies with a newspaper.
   • The guard shooed away the children from the restricted area.

   Synonymeschase awaydispersedrive awaydrive offfrighten offscare awayscattersend packingshoo

   Antonymesattractbeckoninvitesummonwelcome

2. Dismiss or rejectinformal

   To dismiss someone or something in a casual or impatient manner.

   renvoyer d'un geste

   • The manager shooed away the idea of a pay raise.
   • She shooed away his concerns with a wave of her hand.
   • They shooed away the suggestion as impractical.

   Synonymesbrush offchase awaydismissdrive awayrebuffsend awayshoo offspurnwave off

   Antonymesacceptembraceinvitewelcome

Verbe de baseshoo