dismiss

dismiss
dismiss [{{t}}dɪs'mɪs]
1 transitive verb
(a) (from job → employee) licencier, congédier, renvoyer; (→ magistrate, official) destituer, révoquer, relever de ses fonctions;
∎ {{}}Military{{}} to dismiss sb from the army rayer qn des cadres de l'armée
(b) (not take seriously → proposal, theory, explanation) rejeter; (→ objection, warning, rumours) ne pas tenir compte de, ne pas prendre au sérieux; (→ danger) mépriser; (→ problem) écarter, refuser de considérer;
∎ you cannot go on dismissing the threats/evidence vous ne pouvez pas continuer à ignorer ces menaces/preuves;
∎ he dismissed him as a crank il a déclaré que c'était un excentrique à ne pas prendre au sérieux;
∎ he was long dismissed as a crank on l'a longtemps pris pour un excentrique;
∎ it has been dismissed as a rumour on a rejeté cette information en n'y voyant qu'une simple rumeur;
∎ police dismissed the warning as a hoax la police n'a pas tenu compte de l'avertissement et l'a pris pour une mauvaise plaisanterie;
∎ the incident was dismissed as a mere schoolboy prank on n'a vu dans cet incident qu'une simple farce d'écolier;
∎ she is dismissed as an intellectual lightweight on la considère comme une non-valeur sur le plan intellectuel
(c) (send away) congédier; {{}}figurative{{}} (thought, possibility) écarter; (memory) effacer; (suggestion, idea) rejeter; {{}}School{{}} (class) laisser partir;
∎ dismiss him from your thoughts chasse-le de tes pensées;
∎ you can dismiss that idea from your thoughts! tu peux t'ôter cette idée de la tête!;
∎ {{}}School{{}} class dismissed! vous pouvez sortir!;
∎ {{}}Military{{}} dismissed! rompez!
(d) {{}}Law{{}} (hung jury) dissoudre;
∎ to dismiss a charge (judge) rendre une ordonnance de non-lieu;
∎ all charges against her have been dismissed toutes les accusations qui pesaient sur elle ont été levées;
∎ to dismiss a case classer une affaire;
∎ the judge dismissed the case le juge a rendu une fin de non-recevoir;
∎ case dismissed! affaire classée!
(e) {{}}Sport{{}} (in cricket → batsman, team) éliminer;
∎ England were dismissed for 127 l'équipe d'Angleterre a été éliminée avec 127 points
2 intransitive verb
∎ {{}}Military{{}} dismiss! rompez (les rangs)!

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