the boot

• Expression informelle signifiant être renvoyé d'un emploi, exclu d'un lieu ou forcé de quitter une situation. Désigne également le processus de démarrage d'un système informatique.

An informal expression meaning to be dismissed from a job, expelled from a place, or forced to leave a situation. Also refers to the act of starting a computer system.

1. Dismissal or rejectionB2informalbritish

   To be forced to leave a job, position, or place; to be fired or expelled.

   renvoi

   • He got the boot after arriving late every day.
   • The manager gave him the boot for stealing supplies.
   • She was given the boot from the club for bad behavior.

2. Trunk of a carA2formalbritish

   The storage compartment at the back of a car.

   Coffre de voiture

   • I put the groceries in the boot of the car.
   • The spare tire is stored in the boot.
   • He opened the boot to load the luggage.