plump

potelé, rond

Qui a une forme douce, pleine et arrondie, notamment pour une personne ou une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : Having a soft, full, rounded shape, especially of a person or part of the body.

• The baby has plump cheeks.
• A plump woman opened the door.
• His face grew plumper as he got older.

Synonymes : chubby, rounded

Contraires : thin, skinny

Expressions courantes : plump baby, plump cheeks, plump figure

regonfler

Secouer ou presser un coussin ou un objet semblable pour le rendre plus gonflé et plus moelleux.

En anglais simple : To shake or press a cushion or similar object so it becomes fuller and softer.

• Please plump up the cushions.
• He plumped the pillows before making the bed.
• She was plumping a cushion on the sofa.

Comment l'utiliser : plump something up (She plumped the pillows up before bedtime.)

Synonymes : fluff up

Expressions courantes : plump up something, plump a pillow, plump up cushions

gonfler, s’arrondir

Devenir plus gonflé et plus rond, souvent en absorbant de l’eau.

En anglais simple : To become fuller and rounder, often by taking in water.

• The raisins began to plump in the juice.
• Her cheeks have plumped since last winter.
• Leave the dried fruit to plump up overnight.

Comment l'utiliser : plump up (The raisins plumped up in the warm water.)

Synonymes : swell, fill out

Expressions courantes : plump up, raisins plump, plump in something

laisser tomber, poser lourdement

Poser ou laisser tomber quelque chose brusquement et lourdement.

En anglais simple : To put or drop something down suddenly and heavily.

• He plumped the sack onto the floor.
• She plumped a stone into the water.
• They plumped their heavy bags down beside the door.

Comment l'utiliser : plump something down (He plumped his bag down on the table.); plump something into something (She plumped a stone into the pond.)

Synonymes : dump, drop

Expressions courantes : plump something down, plump something into something