gas up

faire le plein

Remplir de carburant le réservoir d'un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To fill a vehicle’s tank with fuel.

• We need to gas up.
• I gassed up the car this morning.
• Have you gassed it up for the trip?

Comment l'utiliser : gas up something / gas something up (We gassed the truck up before leaving.)

Synonymes : refuel, fill up

Expressions courantes : gas up the car, gas something up, gas up before leaving

faire l’éloge de, encenser

Dire du bien de quelqu'un là où d'autres peuvent l'entendre ou le lire.

En anglais simple : To say good things about someone where other people can hear or read them.

• Her friends gassed her up online.
• He always gases up local artists on his show.
• Everyone was gassing her up after that performance.

Comment l'utiliser : gas someone up (Her fans gassed her up in the comments.)

Synonymes : praise, talk up

Contraires : criticize

Expressions courantes : gas someone up, gas up someone

flatter, passer de la pommade à

Complimenter excessivement quelqu'un pour qu'il se croie plus important ou plus doué qu'il ne l'est.

En anglais simple : To praise someone too much, making them feel more important or talented than they really are.

• Stop gassing him up.
• She gassed me up until I believed I could win.
• Are they gassing her up to get free tickets?

Comment l'utiliser : gas someone up (Do not gas him up just to get a favor.)

Synonymes : flatter, butter up

Contraires : belittle

Expressions courantes : gas someone up, gas up someone