fill up

remplir

Mettre quelque chose dans un récipient ou un espace jusqu’à ce qu’il soit entièrement plein.

En anglais simple : To put enough of something into a container or space to make it completely full.

• Please fill up this bottle.
• She filled the bath up with warm water.
• Have you filled up all the boxes?

Comment l'utiliser : fill something up with something (Fill the bucket up with water.)

Synonymes : fill

Contraires : empty

Expressions courantes : fill up a bottle, fill up the bath, fill up something

faire le plein

Mettre du carburant dans un véhicule jusqu’à remplir son réservoir.

En anglais simple : To put fuel into a vehicle until its tank is full.

• We need to fill up.
• She filled up the car before the trip.
• Where can I fill up with petrol?

Comment l'utiliser : fill up with something (We filled up with diesel before leaving.)

Synonymes : refuel

Expressions courantes : fill up the car, fill up with petrol, fill up here

se remplir

Devenir entièrement plein de personnes, d’objets ou de liquide.

En anglais simple : To become completely full of people, things, or liquid.

• The room is filling up.
• The bucket filled up with rainwater overnight.
• Do the trains fill up this early every morning?

Comment l'utiliser : fill up with something (The hall filled up with visitors.)

Synonymes : fill, become full

Contraires : empty

Expressions courantes : fill up quickly, fill up with people, fill up completely

rassasier

Donner assez à manger à quelqu’un pour qu’il n’ait plus faim.

En anglais simple : To give someone enough food that they no longer feel hungry.

• This soup will fill you up.
• The large breakfast filled us up for hours.
• Did you fill up on bread before the meal?

Comment l'utiliser : fill someone up (A bowl of soup filled me up.); fill up on something (Do not fill up on snacks before dinner.)

Synonymes : satisfy, sate

Expressions courantes : fill someone up, fill up on bread, fill up the children

s'émouvoir, avoir les larmes aux yeux

Avoir les larmes aux yeux sous l’effet d’une émotion forte.

En anglais simple : To get tears in your eyes because you feel strong emotion.

• She filled up during the speech.
• I started filling up when I saw my old school.
• He filled up as he spoke about his mother.

Synonymes : tear up, choke up

Expressions courantes : fill up suddenly, fill up with tears

agacer, importuner

Agacer quelqu’un en le critiquant, en le taquinant ou en le dérangeant sans arrêt.

En anglais simple : To annoy someone by repeatedly criticizing, teasing, or bothering them.

• Their teasing filled him up.
• She was filled up by his constant nagging.
• Those repeated complaints would fill anyone up.

Comment l'utiliser : fill someone up (His constant complaints filled her up.)

Synonymes : annoy, irritate, pester

Expressions courantes : fill someone up, fill up someone