tune up

accorder

Régler un instrument avant de jouer pour que ses notes soient justes.

En anglais simple : To adjust a musical instrument so that its notes sound right before a performance.

• The musicians are tuning up.
• He tuned up his guitar before the show.
• Have you finished tuning up?

Comment l'utiliser : tune something up (She tuned her violin up before the concert.)

Synonymes : tune

Expressions courantes : tune up a guitar, tune up before playing, tune something up

régler, mettre au point

Faire de petits réglages sur un moteur ou un vélo pour améliorer son fonctionnement.

En anglais simple : To make small changes to an engine or bicycle so that it works better.

• Can you tune up my bike?
• We tuned up the engine last week.
• The car runs better after being tuned up.

Comment l'utiliser : tune something up (The mechanic tuned my car up before the journey.)

Synonymes : adjust, service

Expressions courantes : tune up an engine, tune up a bike, tune something up

s'échauffer

Préparer son corps à un effort intense en faisant d'abord des mouvements faciles.

En anglais simple : To prepare your body for hard exercise by doing easier movements first.

• The players tuned up before the match.
• We tune up with a short jog.
• Have you tuned up for the race?

Comment l'utiliser : tune up for something (The runners tuned up for the race with gentle stretches.)

Synonymes : warm up, limber up

Contraires : cool down

Expressions courantes : tune up before exercise, tune up for something

se mettre à jouer, se mettre à chanter

Se mettre à chanter ou à jouer de la musique.

En anglais simple : To start singing or playing music.

• The band tuned up a lively song.
• A fiddler tuned up, and everyone began to dance.
• The singers tuned up as the guests arrived.

Synonymes : strike up, start playing

Expressions courantes : tune up a song, tune up together

tabasser, passer à tabac

Frapper quelqu'un violemment à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : To hit someone hard several times.

• They threatened to tune him up.
• Two men tuned up the witness outside the bar.
• He was afraid of getting tuned up again.

Comment l'utiliser : tune someone up (The gang threatened to tune him up.)

Synonymes : beat up, rough up

Expressions courantes : tune someone up, tune up someone