cop out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cop out in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for cop out in the English»French Dictionary

I.cop [Brit kɒp, Am kɑp] N

II.cop <pres part copping; pret, pp copped> [Brit kɒp, Am kɑp] VB trans

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

cop out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cop out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Violence is a cop out; an easy answer for an ignorant problem.
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But it becomes a film that prefers to cop out, rather than deliver on the promise it held out so bravely in its initial passages.
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The subject may feel he can cooperate with the good cop out of trust, or fear of the bad cop.
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You should follow the story through sequentially, panel by panel, and not cop out by skipping a panel or two because you can not think what should go next.
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Don't: weaken, whine, cop out.
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