come up to

s'approcher de

Se rapprocher d'une personne ou d'un lieu; aussi, approcher d'un moment donné.

En anglais simple : To move nearer to a person or place, or get closer to a particular time.

• A man came up to me.
• We are coming up to the end of term.
• She came up to the desk and asked for help.

Comment l'utiliser : come up to someone/something (A child came up to our table.)

Synonymes : approach

Expressions courantes : come up to someone, come up to midnight

être à la hauteur de

Être aussi bon que le niveau ou le résultat attendu.

En anglais simple : To be as good as the standard or result that someone expects.

• The service came up to our expectations.
• His work rarely comes up to the required standard.
• Did the hotel come up to your hopes?

Comment l'utiliser : come up to expectations/a standard (The meal did not come up to our expectations.)

Synonymes : meet, match, measure up to

Contraires : fall short of

Expressions courantes : come up to expectations, come up to standard

arriver jusqu'à

Arriver jusqu'à une certaine hauteur ou un certain niveau.

En anglais simple : To reach a particular level or height.

• The snow comes up to my knees.
• Her head came up to his shoulder.
• Does the water come up to your waist?

Comment l'utiliser : come up to something (The water came up to my knees.)

Synonymes : reach

Expressions courantes : come up to here, come up to something