pump up

gonfler

Remplir quelque chose d’air à l’aide d’une pompe.

En anglais simple : To fill something with air using a pump.

• Please pump up this ball.
• She pumped up both bicycle tyres.
• Have you pumped the mattress up yet?

Comment l'utiliser : pump something up / pump up something (I pumped the tyre up before riding home.)

Synonymes : inflate, blow up

Contraires : deflate

Expressions courantes : pump up a tyre, pump up a ball, pump up a mattress

enthousiasmer, galvaniser

Donner aux gens beaucoup d’enthousiasme et l’envie d’agir.

En anglais simple : To make people very excited and ready to act.

• The music pumped up the crowd.
• Our captain pumped us up before the final.
• What do you play to pump up your team?

Comment l'utiliser : pump someone up (The coach pumped us up before the match.)

Synonymes : excite, fire up

Contraires : calm down

Expressions courantes : pump up someone, pump up fans

monter le son

Augmenter le volume de la musique ou d’un autre son.

En anglais simple : To make music or other sound louder.

• Pump up the volume!
• The DJ pumped up the music as we started dancing.
• Can you pump up the bass a little?

Comment l'utiliser : pump something up (Pump the music up so everyone can hear it.)

Synonymes : turn up

Contraires : turn down

Expressions courantes : pump up music, pump up volume

gonfler les muscles

Faire grossir les muscles en soulevant des poids.

En anglais simple : To make muscles bigger by lifting weights.

• He lifts weights to pump up his arms.
• She pumped up her muscles before the photo shoot.
• These exercises will pump up your chest.

Comment l'utiliser : pump something up (He pumps his muscles up by lifting weights.)

Synonymes : build up, bulk up

Expressions courantes : pump up muscles, pump up arms

exagérer, gonfler

Présenter quelque chose comme plus fort, plus grand ou plus important qu’il ne l’est réellement.

En anglais simple : To make something seem stronger, bigger, or more important than it should.

• The ads pump up the benefits.
• They pumped up the drama to attract viewers.
• Why are you pumping up such a minor problem?

Comment l'utiliser : pump something up (The report pumped the figures up to impress investors.)

Synonymes : exaggerate, inflate, overstate

Contraires : play down

Expressions courantes : pump up claims, pump up something