stay up

rester éveillé, veiller

Ne pas se coucher et rester éveillé.

En anglais simple : To remain awake instead of going to bed.

• I stayed up late.
• Can we stay up to watch the film?
• She stays up all night before an important exam.

Comment l'utiliser : stay up until something (We stayed up until midnight.)

Synonymes : stay awake

Contraires : go to bed

Expressions courantes : stay up late, stay up all night

rester en place, tenir debout

Rester en position haute ou dressée sans tomber ni glisser vers le bas.

En anglais simple : To remain in a raised position instead of falling down.

• These socks will not stay up.
• The tent stayed up despite the strong wind.
• Will your trousers stay up without a belt?

Synonymes : remain raised

Contraires : fall down

Expressions courantes : stay up properly, stay up without something