hop up

sauter, monter en sautillant

Faire un petit saut pour monter sur une surface plus haute.

En anglais simple : To make a small jump onto a higher surface.

• The rabbit hopped up the steps.
• A cat hopped up onto the wall.
• Can you hop up onto that low bench?

Comment l'utiliser : hop up onto something (The kitten hopped up onto the sofa.)

Synonymes : jump up

Expressions courantes : hop up onto something, hop up the steps

monter

Monter rapidement dans un véhicule dont l’entrée est haute.

En anglais simple : To climb quickly into a vehicle that is high off the ground.

• Hop up into the truck.
• She hopped up into the cab beside the driver.
• Can you hop up into the tractor without help?

Comment l'utiliser : hop up into something (He hopped up into the tractor.)

Synonymes : climb in, get in

Contraires : get out

Expressions courantes : hop up into something, hop up inside

se lever d'un bond

Se mettre debout rapidement.

En anglais simple : To get to your feet quickly.

• He hopped up to help.
• I hopped up when the doorbell rang.
• Why did you hop up from your seat?

Comment l'utiliser : hop up from something (She hopped up from her chair to answer the door.)

Synonymes : jump up, spring up

Contraires : sit down

Expressions courantes : hop up quickly, hop up from something

gonfler, booster

Modifier une machine, surtout un moteur, pour augmenter sa vitesse ou sa puissance.

En anglais simple : To change a machine, especially an engine, so it works faster or more powerfully.

• He hopped up his car.
• They hop up engines for racing.
• Can this old motor be hopped up?

Comment l'utiliser : hop up something / hop something up (The mechanic hopped up the engine.)

Synonymes : soup up, upgrade, boost

Expressions courantes : hop up an engine, hop up a car, hop something up

exciter, surexciter

Rendre des personnes très enthousiastes ou pleines d’énergie.

En anglais simple : To make people very excited or full of energy.

• The music hopped us up.
• Too much sugar had hopped the children up.
• The singer knows how to hop up a crowd.

Comment l'utiliser : hop someone up (The loud music hopped the crowd up.)

Synonymes : excite, get worked up, hype up

Expressions courantes : hop someone up, hop up the crowd