crack on

se remettre au travail, avancer

Poursuivre une tâche rapidement, sans perdre de temps.

En anglais simple : You continue a task quickly and without wasting time.

• Let's crack on with the work.
• We cracked on after a short lunch break.
• She's cracking on with her essay despite the noise.

Comment l'utiliser : crack on with something (We need to crack on with the repairs.)

Synonymes : get on, press on

Expressions courantes : crack on, crack on with something

avancer rapidement

Se développer ou avancer rapidement.

En anglais simple : Something develops or moves forward quickly.

• The project is cracking on nicely.
• Construction cracked on through the summer.
• With the funding secured, the repairs should crack on quickly.

Synonymes : progress, advance

Contraires : stall

Expressions courantes : crack on nicely, crack on quickly

sévir contre, arrêter

La police prend des mesures sévères contre quelqu’un ou l’arrête.

En anglais simple : Police take strong action against someone or arrest them.

• Police plan to crack on local dealers.
• The officers cracked on the gang after several complaints.
• Residents want the authorities to crack on those selling stolen goods.

Comment l'utiliser : crack on someone (The police promised to crack on the dealers.)

Synonymes : crack down on, arrest

Expressions courantes : crack on someone, crack on dealers