boot up

démarrer, allumer

Mettre un ordinateur en marche en l’allumant et en chargeant ses logiciels de base.

En anglais simple : Make a computer start working by turning it on and loading its basic software.

• Please boot up the computer.
• She booted up her laptop and checked her messages.
• Have you booted the machine up yet?

Comment l'utiliser : boot something up (I booted my laptop up before breakfast.)

Synonymes : start, start up

Contraires : shut down

Expressions courantes : boot up something, boot up a computer, boot something up, boot up slowly

lancer, ouvrir, mettre en lecture

Démarrer un programme informatique ou lancer la lecture d’un film, d’une émission ou d’une chanson.

En anglais simple : Start a computer program or begin playing a film, show, or song.

• Boot up the game, please.
• She booted up her music app on the train.
• We booted up a film after dinner.

Comment l'utiliser : boot something up (Let’s boot the game up and play.)

Synonymes : launch, start, play

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : boot up something, boot up a game, boot something up

lancer, mettre en route

Créer une entreprise ou démarrer une autre activité et la rendre opérationnelle.

En anglais simple : Begin a business or another activity and get it working.

• They need money to boot up the business.
• We booted up the project with a small team.
• Can the company boot up without outside funding?

Comment l'utiliser : boot something up (They booted the business up with their own savings.)

Synonymes : start, launch, set up

Expressions courantes : boot up something, boot up a business