stick up

dépasser, se dresser

Dépasser d'une surface ou se dresser vers le haut.

En anglais simple : To rise above a surface or point upward.

• Your hair sticks up.
• A bent nail stuck up from the board.
• Why are the dog’s ears sticking up?

Comment l'utiliser : stick up out of something (A nail sticks up out of the floor.)

Synonymes : stand up, protrude

Expressions courantes : stick up straight, stick up above something

défendre, prendre la défense de

Défendre quelqu'un ou quelque chose face aux critiques ou aux mauvais traitements.

En anglais simple : To defend someone or something when others criticize them or treat them badly.

• Stick up for yourself.
• She stuck up for her brother when others blamed him.
• Who will stick up for our rights?

Comment l'utiliser : stick up for someone/something (He always sticks up for his friends.)

Synonymes : defend, stand up for

Expressions courantes : stick up for someone, stick up for yourself

coller, afficher

Fixer quelque chose sur un mur ou une autre surface avec de la colle, du ruban adhésif ou un matériau similaire.

En anglais simple : To attach something to a wall or another surface, using glue, tape, or similar material.

• Stick up the poster here.
• She stuck the photo up beside her desk.
• Can we stick up a notice in the hall?

Comment l'utiliser : stick something up on something (We stuck a map up on the wall.)

Synonymes : put up, post

Contraires : take down

Expressions courantes : stick up a poster, stick up a notice

braquer

Voler une personne ou un établissement en menaçant quelqu'un avec une arme à feu.

En anglais simple : To steal from a person or place by threatening someone with a gun.

• They planned to stick up a bank.
• A masked man stuck up the petrol station.
• The cashier was stuck up while counting the money.

Comment l'utiliser : stick someone/something up (The robbers stuck the shop up at closing time.)

Synonymes : hold up, rob

Expressions courantes : stick up a bank, stick up someone

tenir tête, défier

Tenir tête à quelqu'un qui cherche à faire peur ou à imposer sa volonté.

En anglais simple : To challenge someone who is trying to frighten or control you.

• He stuck up to the bully.
• She finally stuck up to her cruel boss.
• They refused to obey and stuck up to the guards.

Comment l'utiliser : stick up to someone (She stuck up to the man who threatened her.)

Synonymes : stand up to, defy, confront

Contraires : submit

Expressions courantes : stick up to someone, stick up to bullies

rester fidèle à, maintenir

Continuer à soutenir une idée ou à remplir un rôle malgré les difficultés ou les désaccords.

En anglais simple : To keep supporting an idea or carrying out a role despite difficulty or disagreement.

• He stuck up for his principles.
• They continued to stick up for their cause despite setbacks.
• She has always stuck up for the position she took.

Comment l'utiliser : stick up for something (She stuck up for her beliefs despite the criticism.)

Synonymes : stand by, remain committed to

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : stick up for something, stick up for principles