charge up

charger, recharger

Fournir de l’énergie électrique à une batterie ou à un appareil pour pouvoir l’utiliser.

En anglais simple : To put electricity into a battery or device so it can be used.

• I need to charge up my phone.
• We charged the batteries up overnight.
• Has your laptop charged up yet?

Comment l'utiliser : charge something up (Charge your phone up before you leave.)

Synonymes : charge, recharge

Contraires : discharge

Expressions courantes : charge up something, charge up batteries, charge up overnight

motiver, enthousiasmer

Donner à quelqu’un de l’énergie et la volonté d’agir.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel energetic and determined to do something.

• The coach charged up the team.
• Her speech charged us up for the competition.
• The crowd's cheers had charged him up before the race.

Comment l'utiliser : charge someone up for something (The speech charged the players up for the final.)

Synonymes : motivate, energize, fire up

Contraires : discourage, demotivate

Expressions courantes : charge up someone, charge up players, charge up supporters

infecter délibérément par le VIH

Transmettre volontairement le VIH à une personne qui souhaite être infectée.

En anglais simple : To deliberately give someone HIV when they seek to become infected.

• He wanted his partner to charge him up.
• The interview described someone who had been charged up with HIV.
• He admitted charging up a partner who had asked to become infected.

Comment l'utiliser : charge someone up (He told his partner he wanted to be charged up with HIV.)

Synonymes : deliberately infect with HIV

Expressions courantes : charge up someone, charge up partners