start up

lancer, mettre en marche

Faire démarrer une entreprise, une machine ou une autre activité.

En anglais simple : To make a business, machine, or other activity begin working.

• They want to start up a company.
• I started up the engine.
• Can you start the computer up?

Comment l'utiliser : start something up (Please start the computer up.); start it up (We bought a van and started it up.)

Synonymes : start, launch, set up

Contraires : shut down

Expressions courantes : start up something, start up a business, start up an engine

démarrer, se mettre en marche

Se mettre à fonctionner, en parlant d’une machine.

En anglais simple : If a machine begins working, it starts to run.

• The engine started up easily.
• My computer takes ages to start up.
• Will the generator start up in this cold?

Synonymes : start, come on

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : start up again, start up automatically

commencer

Commencer une activité ou un événement.

En anglais simple : To begin an activity or event.

• The music started up again.
• A lively discussion started up after lunch.
• The band started up playing as we entered.

Comment l'utiliser : start up doing something (The band started up playing a cheerful tune.)

Synonymes : begin, start

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : start up again, start up playing

se mettre à chanter, se mettre à crier

Commencer à chanter, à crier ou à produire un autre son.

En anglais simple : To begin singing, calling, or making another sound.

• A bird started up outside.
• At dawn, the roosters started up.
• The dogs started up again when they heard footsteps.

Synonymes : pipe up, begin singing

Expressions courantes : start up singing, start up again

se lever brusquement, se redresser brusquement

Se lever ou se redresser soudainement, souvent sous l’effet de la surprise.

En anglais simple : To suddenly get to your feet or sit upright, often because you are surprised.

• He started up in alarm.
• She started up from her chair when the door slammed.
• Hearing his name, the sleeping guard started up.

Comment l'utiliser : start up from something (She started up from her chair at the loud knock.)

Synonymes : spring up, jump up

Expressions courantes : start up suddenly, start up alarmed