fill in

remplir

Écrire les renseignements demandés dans les espaces vides d’un formulaire ou d’un document.

En anglais simple : To write the requested information in the empty spaces of a form or document.

• Please fill in your name.
• He filled in the application yesterday.
• Have you filled it in yet?

Comment l'utiliser : fill something in (Please fill this form in before your appointment.)

Synonymes : complete, fill out

Expressions courantes : fill in a form, fill in your details

mettre au courant, informer

Donner à quelqu’un les informations dont il a besoin ou qu’il a manquées.

En anglais simple : To tell someone the information they need or have missed.

• Can you fill me in?
• She filled us in on the latest news.
• I will fill you in when you arrive.

Comment l'utiliser : fill someone in on something (Can you fill me in on the meeting?)

Synonymes : inform, update, brief

Expressions courantes : fill in someone, fill in a colleague

remplacer

Faire le travail d’une autre personne pendant une courte période en son absence.

En anglais simple : To do another person’s job for a short time while they are away.

• Can you fill in tomorrow?
• I filled in for Sam while he was ill.
• She is filling in as manager this week.

Comment l'utiliser : fill in for someone (Nina is filling in for the receptionist.); fill in as something (He filled in as goalkeeper.)

Synonymes : stand in, substitute, cover

Expressions courantes : fill in for someone, fill in today

combler, reboucher

Mettre de la matière dans un trou ou un espace vide jusqu’à le fermer ou le recouvrir.

En anglais simple : To put material into a hole or empty area until it is closed or covered.

• Please fill in the hole.
• Workers filled in the trench after repairing the pipe.
• They are filling it in with sand.

Comment l'utiliser : fill something in with something (They filled the hole in with soil.)

Synonymes : fill, plug

Contraires : dig out

Expressions courantes : fill in something, fill in a hole

tabasser

Frapper quelqu’un plusieurs fois et lui faire mal.

En anglais simple : To hit someone several times and hurt them.

• They threatened to fill him in.
• He got filled in outside the pub.
• The bullies filled the boy in after school.

Comment l'utiliser : fill someone in (The gang threatened to fill him in.)

Synonymes : beat up, assault

Expressions courantes : fill in someone, fill in that bloke