firm up

préciser, finaliser

Rendre des projets ou des arrangements plus précis et plus certains.

En anglais simple : To make plans or arrangements clearer and more certain.

• Let us firm up our plans.
• We firmed up the dates yesterday.
• Can you firm those arrangements up before Friday?

Comment l'utiliser : firm up something (We need to firm up the travel dates.); firm something up (Let us firm the details up tomorrow.)

Synonymes : finalize, confirm, settle

Expressions courantes : firm up plans, firm up details, firm something up

durcir, se raffermir

Devenir moins mou ou moins liquide et plus solide.

En anglais simple : To become less soft or liquid and more solid.

• Let the jelly firm up.
• The chocolate firmed up as it cooled.
• Put the mixture in the fridge until it firms up.

Synonymes : set, harden, solidify

Contraires : soften

Expressions courantes : jelly firm up, mixture firm up, butter firm up

se préciser, se concrétiser

Devenir plus précis et plus certain, surtout en parlant de projets.

En anglais simple : To become clearer and more certain, especially when talking about plans.

• Our plans should firm up soon.
• The dates firmed up after the meeting.
• Tell me when your travel arrangements firm up.

Synonymes : take shape, become definite

Expressions courantes : plans firm up, details firm up, arrangements firm up

raffermir, tonifier

Rendre les muscles plus forts et plus fermes grâce à l’exercice.

En anglais simple : To make muscles stronger and less soft through exercise.

• These exercises firm up your legs.
• She firmed up her arms by lifting weights.
• Can swimming help firm up my stomach?

Comment l'utiliser : firm up something (These exercises help firm up your stomach.); firm something up (Regular workouts will firm your arms up.)

Synonymes : tone, strengthen

Expressions courantes : firm up muscles, firm up arms, firm something up

se raffermir, se tonifier

Devenir plus forts et plus fermes grâce à l’exercice, en parlant des muscles.

En anglais simple : To become stronger and less soft through exercise.

• Your muscles will firm up.
• Her legs firmed up after months of cycling.
• My arms are starting to firm up with regular exercise.

Synonymes : tone up, strengthen

Expressions courantes : muscles firm up, arms firm up, legs firm up