well up

monter, jaillir

Pour un liquide, monter lentement ou sortir et commencer à remplir un endroit.

En anglais simple : If liquid does this, it slowly rises or comes out and begins to fill a place.

• Tears welled up in her eyes.
• Water was welling up through the floor.
• Oil welled up from the hole as we watched.

Comment l'utiliser : well up in something (Tears welled up in her eyes.); well up from something (Water welled up from a crack in the ground.)

Synonymes : rise, seep up

Expressions courantes : well up slowly, well up inside

monter, surgir

Pour un sentiment, devenir plus fort en soi et difficile à maîtriser.

En anglais simple : If a feeling does this, it grows stronger inside you and becomes hard to control.

• Anger welled up inside him.
• Joy welled up as she read the letter.
• Old grief was welling up again.

Comment l'utiliser : well up in someone (A sudden anger welled up in me.)

Synonymes : surge, rise

Expressions courantes : well up inside, well up suddenly

bien renseigné, versé

Qui connaît bien un sujet particulier.

En anglais simple : Knowing a lot about a particular subject.

• She is well up on local history.
• Are you well up in algebra?
• Our guide was well up on the town’s traditions.

Comment l'utiliser : be well up on something (She is well up on local history.); be well up in something (He is well up in mathematics.)

Synonymes : knowledgeable, well informed, well versed

Contraires : uninformed

Expressions courantes : well up on something, well up in something