jacked up

abîmé, bousillé, blessé

Gravement endommagé, cassé ou ruiné; pour une personne, sérieusement blessé.

En anglais simple : Badly damaged, broken, ruined, or injured.

• My knee is jacked up.
• The crash left his car completely jacked up.
• Can you fix this jacked up phone?

Synonymes : damaged, messed up, wrecked, injured

Contraires : intact

Expressions courantes : a jacked up car, a jacked up knee, be jacked up

soulevé avec un cric

Soulevé du sol à l'aide d'un cric, généralement pour effectuer des réparations en dessous.

En anglais simple : Lifted off the ground using a tool called a jack, usually so repairs can be made underneath.

• The car is jacked up.
• Don't crawl under a jacked up vehicle without proper supports.
• With the truck jacked up, the mechanic could remove the wheel.

Synonymes : raised, lifted

Contraires : lowered

Expressions courantes : a jacked up car, a jacked up truck, be jacked up

gonflé, fortement augmenté

Devenu beaucoup plus élevé qu'avant, notamment un prix ou un coût.

En anglais simple : Much higher or larger than before, especially in price or cost.

• We can't afford these jacked up prices.
• The jacked up rent forced several shops to close.
• Have you seen the jacked up fees for parking here?

Synonymes : increased, inflated, raised

Contraires : reduced, lowered

Expressions courantes : jacked up prices, jacked up rent, jacked up fees

révoltant, dégueulasse

Tellement injuste, choquant ou désagréable que cela provoque de la colère ou de la stupeur.

En anglais simple : Very unfair, wrong, or unpleasant in a way that makes you feel shocked or angry.

• That's really jacked up.
• It's jacked up that they fired her for being sick.
• Leaving your friend stranded was a jacked up thing to do.

Synonymes : messed up, wrong, unfair, outrageous

Expressions courantes : be jacked up, a jacked up situation, a jacked up decision

défoncé, sous stimulants

Sous l'effet de drogues ou d'autres substances qui rendent anormalement actif et éveillé.

En anglais simple : Affected by drugs or other substances that make you unusually active and awake.

• He was jacked up on drugs.
• After six coffees, I was too jacked up to sleep.
• She arrived jacked up on stimulants and talked nonstop.

Comment l'utiliser : jacked up on something (He was jacked up on caffeine and couldn't sit still.)

Synonymes : wired, high

Contraires : sober

Expressions courantes : be jacked up, jacked up on something, jacked up on caffeine

surexcité, gonflé à bloc

Très enthousiaste et plein d'énergie, surtout avant une compétition ou un événement important.

En anglais simple : Very excited and full of energy, especially before a competition or important event.

• The whole team is jacked up.
• We were jacked up for our first concert.
• Why are you so jacked up about this match?

Comment l'utiliser : jacked up for/about something (The players were jacked up for the final.)

Synonymes : excited, pumped up, fired up

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : be jacked up, jacked up for something, jacked up for tonight