hoover up

aspirer

Enlever la saleté ou les petits débris en les faisant entrer dans un aspirateur.

En anglais simple : To remove dirt or small pieces by sucking them into a machine that cleans floors.

• Please hoover up those crumbs.
• I hoovered up the dust under the bed.
• She spilled some rice and hoovered it up.

Comment l'utiliser : hoover something up (I hoovered the crumbs up after lunch.); hoover up something (Please hoover up the dust.)

Synonymes : vacuum up, suck up

Expressions courantes : hoover up crumbs, hoover up dust, hoover up something

accaparer, absorber

Recueillir ou absorber rapidement de grandes quantités de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To quickly take in or collect large amounts of something.

• The app hoovers up personal data.
• Investors hoovered up all the available shares.
• She hoovers up every book about space.

Comment l'utiliser : hoover up something (Large companies hoover up smaller businesses.); hoover something up (The investors hoovered the cheap shares up.)

Synonymes : gobble up, scoop up, absorb

Expressions courantes : hoover up data, hoover up information, hoover up something

passer l’aspirateur

Nettoyer une pièce ou un sol avec un appareil qui aspire la saleté.

En anglais simple : To clean a room or floor with a machine that sucks up dirt.

• I need to hoover up.
• She hoovered up before the guests arrived.
• Can you hoover up while I wash the dishes?

Synonymes : vacuum, hoover

Expressions courantes : hoover up downstairs, hoover up upstairs

engloutir, dévorer

Manger ou boire quelque chose très vite et avec avidité.

En anglais simple : To eat or drink something very quickly and eagerly.

• He hoovered up his lunch.
• The hungry children hoovered up every biscuit.
• She barely spoke while hoovering up her pasta.

Comment l'utiliser : hoover something up (The children hoovered their dinner up.)

Synonymes : wolf down, gobble up, devour

Expressions courantes : hoover up food, hoover up dinner, hoover up something