bring up to

mettre au niveau de

Améliorer quelque chose jusqu’à ce qu’il atteigne le niveau demandé.

En anglais simple : To improve something until it reaches a required level.

• We must bring the kitchen up to standard.
• The repairs brought the school up to current safety requirements.
• Can you bring these results up to the required level?

Comment l'utiliser : bring something up to a standard/level (They brought the building up to modern safety standards.)

Synonymes : upgrade, improve

Expressions courantes : bring something up to, bring up to standard

élever pour devenir

Élever un enfant dans le but qu’il exerce un métier précis.

En anglais simple : To raise a child with the intention that they enter a particular career.

• They brought her up to be a teacher.
• He was brought up to enter the family trade.
• Did your parents bring you up to join the church?

Comment l'utiliser : bring someone up to be something (They brought their son up to be a doctor.)

Synonymes : raise for

Expressions courantes : bring someone up to, bring up to be