hard up

avoir grand besoin de quelque chose

Avoir trop peu de quelque chose et en avoir vraiment besoin davantage.

En anglais simple : You have too little of something and really need more of it.

• We are hard up for cash.
• He was hard up for food after losing his job.
• Are they still hard up for money?

Comment l'utiliser : be hard up for something (They are hard up for money this month.)

Synonymes : short, in need

Expressions courantes : hard up for cash, hard up for money

manquer de quelque chose

Ne pas avoir assez de quelque chose dont on a besoin ou envie.

En anglais simple : If you lack something you need or want, you have too little of it.

• We are hard up for space.
• The club was hard up for volunteers.
• Are you really that hard up for ideas?

Comment l'utiliser : be hard up for something (We were hard up for ideas for the party.)

Synonymes : short, lacking

Expressions courantes : hard up for ideas, hard up for space

être désespéré

Vouloir quelque chose au point d’accepter des choix qu’on refuserait normalement.

En anglais simple : You want something so badly that you accept choices you would usually reject.

• She must be hard up to date him.
• I was hard up enough to accept any job.
• Are you that hard up for company?

Synonymes : desperate

Expressions courantes : so hard up, that hard up