soup up

potenziare il motore, truccare

Modificare il motore di un veicolo per renderlo più potente o veloce.

In inglese semplice: To change a vehicle’s engine so that it becomes faster or more powerful.

• They souped up the engine.
• He spent months souping up his old car.
• Can this mechanic soup up a motorcycle?

Come si usa: soup something up (He souped his car up for racing.)

Sinonimi: tune up, upgrade

Espressioni comuni: soup up something, soup up cars

arricchire, abbellire

Rendere qualcosa più interessante o appariscente aggiungendo molte funzioni o dettagli.

In inglese semplice: To make something more impressive by adding many extra features or details.

• They souped up the website.
• She souped her presentation up with pictures and sound.
• The new version soups up the basic program with extra tools.

Come si usa: soup something up with something (They souped the presentation up with music and animations.)

Sinonimi: jazz up, enhance, embellish

Espressioni comuni: soup up something, soup up software