kick up

dynamiser, pimenter

Rendre quelque chose plus vivant, plus excitant ou plus intense.

En anglais simple : To make something more lively, exciting, or intense.

• Bright lights kick up the excitement.
• The drummer kicked the performance up a notch.
• Can we kick things up with a faster song?

Comment l'utiliser : kick something up a notch (A live band kicked the party up a notch.)

Synonymes : liven up, spice up

Expressions courantes : kick up something, kick up the excitement

augmenter

Augmenter un prix ou la somme que les gens doivent payer.

En anglais simple : To increase a price or an amount that people must pay.

• They kicked up the rent.
• The hotel kicked its prices up during the festival.
• Will the new owner kick up our fees?

Comment l'utiliser : kick something up (The owner kicked the rent up again.)

Synonymes : raise, increase, put up

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : kick up prices, kick up rent

se relever brusquement

Monter d’un mouvement brusque et puissant.

En anglais simple : To move suddenly and strongly upward.

• The lever kicked up suddenly.
• The rear wheel kicked up as the bike hit a bump.
• Watch the rod kick up when the spring releases.

Synonymes : jerk upward

Expressions courantes : kick up suddenly, kick up sharply

râler, protester

Se plaindre bruyamment ou avec colère de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To complain loudly or angrily about something.

• Dad kicked up about the bill.
• She kicked up when they cancelled her booking.
• There is no point kicking up about a small delay.

Comment l'utiliser : kick up about something (He kicked up about the extra charge.)

Synonymes : complain, make a fuss

Expressions courantes : kick up about something, kick up angrily

faire des siennes, se réveiller

Commencer à mal fonctionner, ou se manifester de nouveau, pour une douleur ou un problème.

En anglais simple : To start working badly, or to become painful or troublesome again.

• My knee is kicking up again.
• The old engine kicked up on the way home.
• Has your arthritis started to kick up?

Synonymes : act up, play up

Expressions courantes : kick up again, kick up badly

transmettre à un supérieur

Transmettre de l’argent ou une affaire à quelqu’un de plus haut placé dans une organisation.

En anglais simple : To send money or a matter to someone higher in an organization.

• They kick up money to the boss.
• The local gang kicked up a share of its profits.
• She kicked the decision up to a senior manager.

Comment l'utiliser : kick something up to someone (They kicked the proposal up to the director.)

Synonymes : pass up, refer up

Expressions courantes : kick up something, kick up money