warm up

se réchauffer

Devenir moins froid.

En anglais simple : To become less cold.

• Come inside and warm up.
• The room warmed up after we lit the fire.
• Will the weather warm up tomorrow?

Synonymes : warm, get warmer

Contraires : cool down

Expressions courantes : warm up indoors, warm up slowly

réchauffer

Rendre quelque chose plus chaud, notamment un plat qui a refroidi.

En anglais simple : To make something warmer, especially food that has become cold.

• Please warm up the soup.
• She warmed yesterday’s pasta up for lunch.
• Can I warm up your milk?

Comment l'utiliser : warm something up (I warmed the rice up in a pan.)

Synonymes : heat up, reheat

Contraires : cool down

Expressions courantes : warm up something, warm up some soup

s'échauffer

Faire des exercices légers avant une activité sportive ou des exercices plus intenses.

En anglais simple : To do easy exercises before harder exercise or sport.

• Always warm up before running.
• The players warmed up with gentle stretches.
• Have you warmed up your muscles yet?

Comment l'utiliser : warm up before something (We warmed up before the match.); warm up by doing something (She warmed up by jogging around the field.)

Synonymes : loosen up

Contraires : cool down

Expressions courantes : warm up before exercise, warm up your muscles

se préparer, s'échauffer

S’entraîner ou faire quelque chose de facile avant de commencer l’activité principale.

En anglais simple : To practise or do something easy before starting your main activity.

• The singers need to warm up.
• We warmed up with some easy questions.
• She warmed up her fingers before playing the piano.

Comment l'utiliser : warm up for something (The band warmed up for the evening concert.); warm up with something (We warmed up with a simple word game.)

Synonymes : prepare, practise

Expressions courantes : warm up your voice, warm up for something

chauffer, faire chauffer

Atteindre la température nécessaire au bon fonctionnement d’une machine, ou la laisser atteindre cette température.

En anglais simple : To let a machine reach the temperature it needs to work properly, or to reach that temperature.

• The engine needs to warm up.
• I warmed up the car before our trip.
• Has the machine warmed up enough to use?

Comment l'utiliser : warm something up (He warmed the engine up before driving away.)

Synonymes : heat up

Expressions courantes : warm up an engine, warm up the car

chauffer, mettre en ambiance

Éveiller l’intérêt et l’enthousiasme du public avant le début d’un spectacle.

En anglais simple : To get an audience interested and excited before a show begins.

• The comedian will warm up the crowd.
• A local band warmed us up before the main act.
• Who is warming up the audience tonight?

Comment l'utiliser : warm someone up (The host warmed the audience up with a few jokes.)

Synonymes : excite, liven up

Expressions courantes : warm up an audience, warm up the crowd