sort out

sort out
sort [something] out, sort out [something]
1) (resolve) régler [problem, matter]

to sort out the confusion — dissiper un malentendu

it will take me hours to sort this mess out — il va me falloir des heures pour remettre de l'ordre dans tout ça

I'll sort it out — je m'en occuperai

it's time to sort this thing out — il est temps de tirer cette affaire au clair

2) (organize) s'occuper de [details, arrangements]; clarifier [ideas]; trouver [replacement]

I'll sort something out with Tim — j'arrangerai quelque chose avec Tim

3) (tidy up, put in order) ranger [desk]; classer [files]; mettre de l'ordre dans [finances, affairs]
4) (select) trier
5) (mend) réparer
sort out [something]
6) (separate)

to sort out the clean socks from the dirty — séparer les chaussettes propres des chaussettes sales

7) (establish)

to sort out who is responsible — établir qui est responsable

we're still trying to sort out what happened — nous essayons toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé

sort [somebody] out (colloq)
8) (punish) régler son compte à quelqu'un (colloq)
9) (help) aider
sort [oneself] out (get organized) s'organiser; (in one's personal life) résoudre ses problèmes

things will sort themselves out — les choses vont s'arranger d'elles-mêmes

the problem sorted itself out — le problème s'est résolu de lui-même


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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