key up

énerver, exciter

Rendre quelqu’un nerveux et excité.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel nervous and excited.

• The noise keyed me up.
• She was too keyed up to sleep before the exam.
• Does waiting for results key you up?

Comment l'utiliser : key someone up (The long wait keyed everyone up.); be keyed up about something (She was keyed up about the interview.)

Synonymes : agitate, excite, unnerve

Contraires : calm, relax

Expressions courantes : key someone up, key up someone

intensifier, accroître

Renforcer l’excitation, la tension ou la force de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make the excitement, tension, or force of something stronger.

• The drums keyed up the excitement.
• They keyed up the drama with a sudden change of lighting.
• A faster pace can key up the tension.

Comment l'utiliser : key up something (The music keyed up the tension in the scene.)

Synonymes : heighten, intensify, increase

Contraires : reduce

Expressions courantes : key up tension, key up something, key something up

soulever l’arc en enfonçant la clé

Enfoncer la pierre du sommet d’un arc pour le soulever et le dégager de son support temporaire.

En anglais simple : To force the top stone into an arch, lifting the arch clear of its temporary support.

• The builders keyed up the arch.
• They used a heavy hammer to key it up.
• Each stone arch must be keyed up before its temporary support is removed.

Comment l'utiliser : key up something (The masons keyed up the arch before removing its support.)

Expressions courantes : key up something, key something up, key up arches

transposer vers l’aigu

Rendre un son ou un morceau de musique plus aigu.

En anglais simple : To make a musical sound or piece higher in pitch.

• The musician keyed up the tune.
• Can you key it up by a semitone?
• They keyed up the melody for the new singer.

Comment l'utiliser : key up something (They keyed up the song to suit her voice.)

Synonymes : transpose up, raise

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : key up something, key something up, key up music