stuff up

faire une grosse bêtise, se planter

Faire une grave erreur en faisant quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make a serious mistake while doing something.

• I stuffed up again.
• The goalkeeper stuffed up, and we lost the match.
• Did you stuff up when you added the numbers?

Synonymes : mess up, blunder

Expressions courantes : really stuff up, stuff up badly

ficher en l'air, gâcher

Abîmer quelque chose, gâcher une situation ou rendre quelqu'un malade.

En anglais simple : To damage something, spoil a situation, or make someone feel unwell.

• Don't stuff up my plans.
• The wrong settings stuffed up the computer.
• Too much drink will stuff you up before tomorrow's trip.

Comment l'utiliser : stuff something/someone up (The delay stuffed our plans up.)

Synonymes : mess up, ruin, spoil

Contraires : fix

Expressions courantes : stuff up something, stuff up someone's plans

boucher

Boucher l'intérieur du nez et rendre la respiration par le nez difficile.

En anglais simple : To block the inside of your nose so that breathing through it becomes difficult.

• My nose is stuffed up.
• Pollen stuffs up her nose every spring.
• Has your cold stuffed up your nose again?

Comment l'utiliser : be stuffed up (My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.)

Synonymes : block, clog up

Contraires : clear, unblock

Expressions courantes : stuff up someone's nose, stuff up something