tuck in

rentrer

Mettre le bas de sa chemise à l’intérieur de son pantalon ou de sa jupe.

En anglais simple : To push the bottom of your shirt inside your trousers or skirt.

• Tuck in your shirt, please.
• He tucked his shirt in before the meeting.
• Should I tuck this blouse in?

Comment l'utiliser : tuck something in (Tuck your shirt in before the photograph.); tuck something in/to something (She tucked her blouse into her skirt.)

Contraires : untuck

Expressions courantes : tuck in something, tuck in a shirt

border, coucher

Bien placer les couvertures autour de quelqu’un dans son lit pour qu’il soit à l’aise.

En anglais simple : To make someone comfortable in bed by placing the covers closely around them.

• Please tuck me in.
• She tucked her son in and kissed him goodnight.
• Who will tuck the children in tonight?

Comment l'utiliser : tuck someone in (Dad tucked the children in after their story.)

Synonymes : put to bed

Expressions courantes : tuck someone in, tuck in someone

glisser, caler

Faire entrer soigneusement quelque chose dans un petit espace.

En anglais simple : To put something neatly into a small space.

• Tuck the box in that corner.
• She tucked a spare towel in beside the books.
• Can you tuck this bag in behind the seat?

Comment l'utiliser : tuck something in somewhere (Tuck the bag in that corner.); tuck something into something (She tucked the note into a small pocket.)

Synonymes : fit in, slip in

Expressions courantes : tuck in something, tuck something in

manger de bon appétit

Manger avec plaisir et appétit, souvent en grande quantité.

En anglais simple : To eat with pleasure, often eating a lot.

• The food is ready, so tuck in!
• We tucked in as soon as dinner arrived.
• Everyone was tucking in happily after the long walk.

Synonymes : dig in, eat heartily

Expressions courantes : tuck in eagerly, tuck in together

se coucher, se mettre au lit

Se coucher et ramener les couvertures bien près de soi.

En anglais simple : To get into bed and pull the covers closely around yourself.

• I tucked in under a warm blanket.
• We tucked in early because the room was cold.
• She tucked in and fell asleep at once.

Synonymes : get into bed, turn in

Expressions courantes : tuck in early, tuck in comfortably

acquérir une petite chose

Obtenir quelque chose de très petit.

En anglais simple : To get something very small.

• She managed to tuck in one tiny item.
• He tucked in a little extra piece for his collection.
• Can we tuck in something small as well?

Synonymes : acquire, obtain, get

Expressions courantes : tuck in something, tuck in something tiny