upright

vertical, droit

Qui se tient droit, avec une extrémité directement au-dessus de l’autre.

En anglais simple : Standing straight up, with one end directly above the other.

• Keep your back upright.
• The pole must be completely upright.
• An upright posture helps her breathe comfortably.

Synonymes : vertical, erect

Contraires : horizontal

Expressions courantes : upright position, upright posture, upright pole

à l’endroit, debout

Dans sa position habituelle, sans être couché sur le côté ni retourné.

En anglais simple : In its normal standing position, rather than lying on its side or upside down.

• Keep the bottle upright.
• The boat remained upright in the storm.
• Make sure the boxes are upright before opening them.

Synonymes : right side up

Contraires : overturned

Expressions courantes : keep something upright, upright bottle, remain upright

intègre, honnête

Honnête et soucieux de faire ce qui est juste.

En anglais simple : Honest and careful to do what is right.

• He was an upright man.
• An upright judge refused the gift.
• She remained upright despite pressure to lie.

Synonymes : honest, honorable, principled

Contraires : dishonest, corrupt

Expressions courantes : upright person, upright citizen, morally upright

droit

Qui court en gardant la tête et les épaules hautes.

En anglais simple : Running with the head and shoulders held high.

• She is an upright runner.
• His upright running style is easy to recognize.
• The coach studied the athlete’s upright posture during the sprint.

Expressions courantes : upright runner, upright running style, upright posture

droit, verticalement

En tenant le corps droit, debout ou assis, ou en se mettant dans cette position.

En anglais simple : In or into a straight standing or sitting position.

• Sit upright in your chair.
• He stood upright beside the door.
• She held the pole upright while I secured it.

Synonymes : vertically

Contraires : horizontally

Expressions courantes : stand upright, sit upright, hold something upright

debout

En se tenant ou en se déplaçant sur ses pieds, plutôt qu’en utilisant un fauteuil roulant.

En anglais simple : Standing or moving on your feet, rather than using a wheelchair.

• These players compete upright.
• She plays hockey upright with a prosthetic leg.
• After months in a wheelchair, he could walk upright again.

Synonymes : on foot

Expressions courantes : play upright, compete upright, walk upright

mât de tente

Poteau vertical qui soutient une partie d’une tente.

En anglais simple : A vertical pole that holds up part of a tent.

• The tent needs another upright.
• We replaced the broken upright before camping.
• Two uprights support the ridge of this tent.

Synonymes : tentpole, support pole

Expressions courantes : tent upright, central upright, wooden upright

verticalité

Position de ce qui se tient droit vers le haut, sans pencher.

En anglais simple : The position of being straight up rather than leaning.

• The post is out of upright.
• Check the upright before fixing the frame.
• A small adjustment restored the upright of the column.

Synonymes : verticality

Expressions courantes : out of upright, check the upright