run up

accourir, s’approcher en courant

S’approcher de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose en courant.

En anglais simple : To move quickly on foot towards someone or something.

• A dog ran up to me.
• The children run up to the gate every morning.
• She ran up and hugged her brother.

Comment l'utiliser : run up to someone/something (A little boy ran up to the bus.)

Synonymes : rush up

Expressions courantes : run up to someone, run up to something

accumuler des dettes

Accumuler une grosse facture ou dette en dépensant ou en consommant de plus en plus.

En anglais simple : To create a large bill or debt by spending or using more and more.

• He ran up a huge bill.
• They run up debts buying things they cannot afford.
• Have you run up more charges on my card?

Comment l'utiliser : run up a bill/debt (We ran up a large hotel bill.)

Synonymes : accumulate, rack up

Contraires : pay off

Expressions courantes : run up debts, run up a bill

confectionner rapidement

Fabriquer quelque chose rapidement, surtout en le cousant.

En anglais simple : To make something quickly, especially by sewing.

• I can run up some curtains.
• She ran up a dress for the party.
• Could you run me up a simple costume?

Comment l'utiliser : run something up (I ran the curtains up before lunch.); run someone up something (She ran him up a costume.)

Synonymes : make quickly, whip up

Expressions courantes : run up something, run up curtains

hisser

Faire monter un drapeau jusqu’au sommet d’un mât.

En anglais simple : To pull a flag to the top of a pole.

• They ran up a flag.
• The sailors run up the national flag every morning.
• Run it up before the guests arrive.

Comment l'utiliser : run something up (The crew ran the flag up.)

Synonymes : raise, hoist

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : run up a flag, run up something

approcher de

Se rapprocher dans le temps d’un événement ou d’une date.

En anglais simple : To move closer in time to an event or date.

• Sales increase as we run up to Christmas.
• The parties held rallies as they ran up to the election.
• Security will tighten as we run up to the festival.

Comment l'utiliser : run up to an event (Shops get busy as we run up to Christmas.)

Synonymes : approach

Expressions courantes : run up to Christmas, run up to something

augmenter, monter

Devenir plus important en quantité ou en valeur.

En anglais simple : To become larger in amount or value.

• Prices ran up sharply last month.
• The total cost can run up quickly.
• Share values ran up before the announcement.

Synonymes : rise, increase

Contraires : fall, decrease

Expressions courantes : run up sharply, run up quickly