hike

randonnée

Longue marche, généralement dans la nature, pour le plaisir ou l’exercice physique.

En anglais simple : A long walk, usually in the countryside, for pleasure or exercise.

• We went for a hike.
• The hike through the forest took three hours.
• Have you planned any hikes for the weekend?

Synonymes : walk, trek, ramble

Expressions courantes : go for a hike, long hike, mountain hike

hausse, augmentation

Augmentation soudaine ou importante, surtout d’un prix ou d’un coût.

En anglais simple : A sudden or large increase, especially in a price or cost.

• The rent hike shocked us.
• The government announced a tax hike.
• Another hike in fares is expected next month.

Comment l'utiliser : a hike in something (Customers complained about the hike in fuel prices.)

Synonymes : increase, rise, jump

Contraires : cut, drop

Expressions courantes : price hike, rent hike, tax hike

randonner, faire de la randonnée

Faire une longue marche, généralement dans la nature, pour le plaisir ou l’exercice physique.

En anglais simple : To take a long walk, usually in the countryside, for pleasure or exercise.

• We hike every weekend.
• She hiked ten miles yesterday.
• Would you like to hike with us tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : hike through/across something (We hiked through the forest.); hike up something (They hiked up the mountain before sunrise.)

Synonymes : walk, trek, ramble

Expressions courantes : hike through something, hike up something, hike for miles

augmenter, relever

Augmenter un prix ou une quantité soudainement ou fortement, souvent d’une façon jugée injuste.

En anglais simple : To raise a price or amount suddenly or by a lot, often unfairly.

• The landlord hiked our rent.
• They are hiking fuel prices again.
• The bank hiked its rates last month.

Comment l'utiliser : hike something by an amount (The company hiked its prices by twenty percent.); hike something from A to B (They hiked the fee from ten dollars to fifteen.)

Synonymes : raise, increase, put up

Contraires : cut, lower

Expressions courantes : hike prices, hike the rent, hike up something

remonter, retrousser

Tirer quelque chose vers le haut d’un mouvement rapide et énergique.

En anglais simple : To pull something upwards with a quick, strong movement.

• He hiked up his trousers.
• She hiked her dress above her knees.
• Hike your sleeves up before washing the dishes.

Comment l'utiliser : hike something up (She hiked her skirt up to cross the stream.)

Synonymes : pull up, hitch up

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : hike up something, hike something up, hike up trousers