exit
[+building] sortie f
→ He hurried towards the exit.
[+motorway] sortie f
→ I missed my exit and had to drive on.
to make a hasty exit
[person] sortir en vitesse
→ I made a hasty exit.
(=go out) sortir
→ She walked into the front door of a store and exited from the rear.
[actor] sortir, quitter la scène
vt
(=leave)
[+place] quitter
→ As I exited the final display, I entered a hexagonal room.
[+program] quitter → before you exit the program
emergency exit
n issue f de secours
→ The steward showed us the emergency exits.
exit interview
n entretien m de sortie
→ What are the benefits for the employee of being honest during an exit interview? Is it useful to tell the truth about long working hours, inept management and inflexible working arrangements?
(following redundancy)
entretien m de licenciement
exit poll
n sondage m (effectué à la sortie des bureaux de vote)
exit ramp
n (US)
[+motorway] bretelle f d'accès
exit route
n
(from place)
voie f de sortie
→ The walled city was surrounded by forces and all exit routes were blocked.
(fig) (from situation)
échappatoire f
→ They have been swept along on a conveyor belt of crime with no exit routes.
→ Acting offered an exit route to a career he hated.
exit sign
n (in building)
panneau m de sortie
exit strategy
n stratégie f de repli
→ If problems do arise we have an exit strategy
exit visa
n visa m de sortie
exit wound
n blessure f de sortie
→ There was a bullet wound in his chest and an exit wound in his back.
fire exit
n sortie f de secours