jack up

augmenter, gonfler

Augmenter un prix, une quantité ou un niveau, souvent de beaucoup.

En anglais simple : To increase a price, amount, or level, often by a lot.

• They plan to jack up the rent.
• The airline jacked up its baggage fees.
• Why have they jacked the price up again?

Comment l'utiliser : jack something up (The hotel jacked its prices up during the festival.)

Synonymes : raise, increase, hike

Contraires : lower, reduce

Expressions courantes : jack up prices, jack up the rent

soulever au cric

Soulever un objet lourd avec un outil qui le pousse vers le haut, comme un cric.

En anglais simple : To lift something heavy with a tool that pushes it upwards.

• We need to jack up the car.
• The mechanic jacked the van up carefully.
• Have you jacked it up high enough?

Comment l'utiliser : jack something up (We jacked the car up to inspect the wheels.)

Synonymes : lift, raise

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : jack up a car, jack up the truck

bousiller, abîmer

Abîmer quelque chose ou faire en sorte qu’il fonctionne mal.

En anglais simple : To damage something or make it work badly.

• Do not jack up my phone.
• He jacked up the settings while trying to help.
• The crash really jacked her car up.

Comment l'utiliser : jack something up (That update jacked my computer up.)

Synonymes : mess up, wreck, ruin

Contraires : fix, repair

Expressions courantes : jack up something, jack something up

organiser, préparer

Organiser un événement ou préparer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To arrange an event or get something ready.

• We can jack up a party.
• She jacked up a trip for the whole group.
• Who is going to jack up the transport?

Comment l'utiliser : jack something up (Could you jack a meeting up for next week?)

Synonymes : arrange, organize

Expressions courantes : jack up a party, jack up a meeting

améliorer, rehausser

Ajouter quelque chose pour rendre une chose meilleure ou plus intéressante.

En anglais simple : To make something better or more interesting by adding to it.

• Try to jack up the sauce with some lemon.
• He jacked up the design with brighter colors.
• They jacked the meal up with a few extra spices.

Comment l'utiliser : jack something up with something (She jacked the recipe up with fresh herbs.)

Synonymes : improve, enhance, liven up

Expressions courantes : jack up a recipe, jack up the design

refuser d’obéir, se rebeller

Refuser de faire ce que quelqu’un demande ou ordonne.

En anglais simple : To refuse to do what someone tells you to do.

• He may jack up if you order him around.
• The workers jacked up and refused to move.
• She jacked up when the manager demanded extra hours.

Synonymes : refuse, balk, rebel

Contraires : obey

Expressions courantes : jack up at orders, jack up and refuse