brew up

préparer, infuser, brasser

Préparer du thé, du café ou de la bière en faisant infuser, chauffer ou fermenter les ingrédients dans l'eau.

En anglais simple : To make tea, coffee, or beer by leaving or cooking its ingredients in water.

• I will brew up some tea.
• They brewed up a small batch of beer last month.
• Have you brewed up enough coffee for everyone?

Comment l'utiliser : brew something up (She brewed some strong coffee up for the visitors.)

Synonymes : brew, make

Expressions courantes : brew up tea, brew something up, brew up some coffee

concocter, inventer

Créer une idée, un plan, une histoire ou un mélange, souvent en combinant plusieurs éléments.

En anglais simple : To create an idea, plan, story, or mixture, often by combining different things.

• They brewed up a clever plan.
• She brewed up a strange mixture in the kitchen.
• What excuse will he brew up this time?

Comment l'utiliser : brew up something (The children brewed up a plan to surprise their teacher.)

Synonymes : concoct, devise, invent

Expressions courantes : brew up a plan, brew something up, brew up trouble

allumer un feu pour faire du thé

Allumer un feu pour préparer du thé, généralement en plein air.

En anglais simple : To light a fire so you can make tea, usually outdoors.

• We stopped beside the stream to brew up.
• The soldiers gathered dry wood and brewed up.
• Shall we brew up before continuing the walk?

Expressions courantes : brew up outdoors, brew up at camp

prendre feu

Pour un véhicule, se mettre soudain à brûler violemment.

En anglais simple : If a vehicle does this, it suddenly burns fiercely.

• The tank brewed up.
• Two vehicles brewed up after the attack.
• The crew escaped before their tank brewed up.

Synonymes : catch fire, burst into flames

Expressions courantes : brew up suddenly, brew up immediately

incendier

Faire soudain brûler violemment un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To make a vehicle suddenly burn fiercely.

• The missile brewed up the tank.
• One direct hit brewed the vehicle up.
• The gunners brewed up two enemy tanks.

Comment l'utiliser : brew something up (The shell brewed the tank up.)

Synonymes : set alight, set on fire

Contraires : extinguish

Expressions courantes : brew up tanks, brew up vehicles