écoper
French → English
(nautical) To bail out: to empty water from a boat using a scoop or container.
Le marin a dû écoper toute la nuit pour empêcher la barque de couler.
(English) The sailor had to bail out water all night to keep the boat from sinking.
Utilisez ce seau pour écoper l'eau de pluie qui s'est accumulée au fond.
(English) Use this bucket to bail out the rainwater that has accumulated at the bottom.
(slang) To get stuck with: to receive a punishment or a difficult task, often undeservedly.
Il a fait une erreur et c'est toute l'équipe qui a écopé d'une amende.
(English) He made a mistake and the whole team got stuck with a fine.
Le voleur a écopé de trois ans de prison ferme pour son crime.
(English) The thief was sentenced to three years in prison for his crime.
Entry ID: fr:en:écoper · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary