cast up

rejeter sur le rivage

En parlant de l’eau, transporter quelque chose jusqu’à la plage ou au rivage.

En anglais simple : If water does this, it carries something onto a beach or shore.

• The sea cast up an old boat.
• Waves had cast up shells along the beach.
• After the storm, the tide cast up pieces of wreckage.

Comment l'utiliser : cast something up on something (The waves cast up broken wood on the beach.)

Synonymes : wash ashore

Expressions courantes : cast up wreckage, cast something up

reprocher, jeter à la figure

Rappeler à quelqu’un une erreur passée pour le blâmer ou le critiquer.

En anglais simple : To remind someone of a past mistake in order to blame or criticize them.

• Do not cast up my old mistakes.
• He cast up her failure whenever they argued.
• She was tired of having that mistake cast up to her.

Comment l'utiliser : cast something up to someone (She cast up his past failures to him during their quarrel.)

Synonymes : hold against, throw in someone’s face

Expressions courantes : cast up past mistakes, cast something up

plâtrer

Entourer un bras ou une jambe cassés d’une protection rigide pendant la guérison.

En anglais simple : To put a hard protective cover around a broken arm or leg while it heals.

• The doctor cast up my leg.
• They cast up her broken arm at the hospital.
• Will the nurse cast my ankle up today?

Comment l'utiliser : cast something up (The doctor cast my arm up after checking the break.)

Synonymes : put in a cast

Expressions courantes : cast up a leg, cast something up