hook up

brancher, raccorder

Relier quelqu’un ou quelque chose à une machine, une alimentation électrique ou une source de signal.

En anglais simple : To connect someone or something to a machine, power supply, or signal source.

• Hook up the computer to the screen.
• The house was hooked up to the power supply last week.
• Is the patient hooked up to a monitor?

Comment l'utiliser : hook something up to something (Hook the television up to the antenna.); be hooked up to something (The patient was hooked up to a heart monitor.)

Synonymes : connect, attach

Contraires : disconnect

Expressions courantes : hook up something, hook up to something

brancher, raccorder

Relier les différentes parties d’un appareil pour le faire fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To join the parts of equipment together so it can work.

• Can you hook up the speakers?
• We hooked up the new stereo yesterday.
• She is hooking up the equipment for tonight’s concert.

Comment l'utiliser : hook something up (The technician hooked the sound system up.)

Synonymes : connect, wire up

Contraires : disconnect

Expressions courantes : hook up equipment, hook up speakers

s’associer, rejoindre

Rencontrer ou rejoindre quelqu’un pour faire quelque chose ensemble.

En anglais simple : To meet or join someone to do something together.

• We hooked up with a local band.
• She hooked up with two designers to start a business.
• Let’s hook up with the others at the station.

Comment l'utiliser : hook up with someone (We hooked up with another team to develop the app.)

Synonymes : team up, join up, meet up

Expressions courantes : hook up with someone, hook up with partners

fournir, trouver

S’arranger pour que quelqu’un obtienne ce dont il a besoin ou envie.

En anglais simple : To arrange for someone to receive something they need or want.

• Can you hook me up with tickets?
• She hooked us up with a ride home.
• His cousin hooked him up with a job interview.

Comment l'utiliser : hook someone up with something (My friend hooked me up with a reliable mechanic.)

Synonymes : provide, supply, fix up

Expressions courantes : hook up someone, hook up with something

faire un prix, faire un cadeau

Faire payer moins cher, offrir quelque chose ou donner plus que d’habitude à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To give someone a lower price, something free, or more than they would normally get.

• The waiter hooked us up with dessert.
• My cousin hooked me up with a huge discount.
• Buy your bike there; they’ll hook you up.

Comment l'utiliser : hook someone up with something (The manager hooked us up with a free room upgrade.)

Synonymes : give a deal, give a discount

Expressions courantes : hook up someone, hook up with extras

vendre de la drogue, fournir des produits de contrebande

Vendre ou fournir des drogues ou d’autres produits qu’on ne peut pas acheter légalement.

En anglais simple : To sell or supply drugs or other goods that people cannot legally buy.

• He hooked them up with weed.
• Police said she had hooked several customers up with cocaine.
• The seller offered to hook him up with stolen phones.

Comment l'utiliser : hook someone up with something (The dealer hooked buyers up with illegal drugs.)

Synonymes : deal, supply

Expressions courantes : hook up buyers, hook up with drugs