rev up

faire monter en régime, accélérer

Faire tourner un moteur plus vite, ou tourner plus vite en parlant d’un moteur.

En anglais simple : To make an engine run faster, or for an engine to run faster.

• The driver revved up the engine.
• The motor revved up with a loud roar.
• Stop revving your car up outside my window.

Comment l'utiliser : rev something up (He revved the engine up before moving off.)

Synonymes : rev, accelerate

Contraires : slow down

Expressions courantes : rev up engines, rev up loudly

dynamiser, stimuler

Rendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose plus énergique ou plus actif.

En anglais simple : To make someone or something more energetic or active.

• This music revs me up.
• The speech revved up the crowd.
• They hope the festival will rev up local business.

Comment l'utiliser : rev someone/something up (The coach revved the players up before the match.)

Synonymes : energize, stimulate, boost

Contraires : calm down

Expressions courantes : rev up someone, rev up sales

s’intensifier, s’accélérer

Devenir plus actif, plus rapide ou plus énergique.

En anglais simple : To become busier, faster, or more energetic.

• Business is revving up again.
• The campaign revved up as election day approached.
• We expect activity to rev up during the summer.

Synonymes : pick up, accelerate

Contraires : slow down

Expressions courantes : rev up again, rev up quickly