cut up

découper, couper en morceaux

Diviser quelque chose en petits morceaux avec un couteau, des ciseaux ou un autre outil tranchant.

En anglais simple : To divide something into smaller pieces with a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• Cut up the carrots, please.
• She cut the old shirt up for cleaning cloths.
• Have you cut up the chicken yet?

Comment l'utiliser : cut something up into something (Cut the paper up into small squares.)

Synonymes : chop, slice

Expressions courantes : cut up vegetables, cut up something

taillader, lacérer

Blesser quelqu’un ou abîmer quelque chose en faisant plusieurs entailles.

En anglais simple : To hurt someone or damage something by making several cuts.

• The broken glass cut up my hand.
• Sharp branches had cut her arms up.
• His face was cut up in the accident.

Synonymes : slash, lacerate

Expressions courantes : cut up someone, cut up your hands

faire une queue de poisson

Se rabattre brusquement devant un autre véhicule en laissant trop peu d’espace.

En anglais simple : To drive suddenly in front of another vehicle, leaving too little space.

• That taxi cut me up.
• A van cut her up on the motorway.
• Did you see that driver cut up the cyclist?

Synonymes : cut off

Expressions courantes : cut up someone, cut up another driver

bouleverser, affliger

Rendre quelqu’un très triste ou profondément troublé.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel very sad or upset.

• The news really cut her up.
• Losing his oldest friend cut him up badly.
• That cruel letter would cut anyone up.

Synonymes : distress, upset, hurt

Contraires : comfort

Expressions courantes : cut up someone, cut up badly

faire le pitre

Se comporter de façon bruyante et ridicule pour faire rire ou attirer l’attention.

En anglais simple : To behave in a loud, silly way to make people laugh or notice you.

• The boys cut up in class.
• We used to cut up whenever the teacher left.
• Stop cutting up and listen to the instructions.

Synonymes : clown around, mess around

Contraires : behave

Expressions courantes : cut up in class, cut up with friends

couper vers le haut

Déplacer une lame vers le haut en pratiquant une coupe.

En anglais simple : To move a blade upward while making a cut.

• Cut up from the bottom edge.
• She cut up through the cloth with scissors.
• He carefully cut up along the marked line.

Comment l'utiliser : cut up through something (Cut up through the fabric from the bottom edge.)

Expressions courantes : cut up through something, cut up from below

découpé, coupé en morceaux

Divisé en petits morceaux avec un couteau, des ciseaux ou un autre outil tranchant.

En anglais simple : Divided into smaller pieces using a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• The fruit is already cut up.
• Put the cut up vegetables in a bowl.
• Is the chicken cut up and ready to cook?

Synonymes : chopped, sliced

Contraires : whole

Expressions courantes : cut up vegetables, cut up fruit

bouleversé, effondré

Très triste ou profondément troublé par quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Feeling very sad or upset about something.

• He was really cut up.
• She is cut up over losing her dog.
• Are you still cut up about what happened?

Comment l'utiliser : be cut up about/over something (She is still cut up about the breakup.)

Synonymes : upset, distressed, heartbroken

Expressions courantes : really cut up, cut up about something