whip up

préparer rapidement, improviser

Préparer quelque chose rapidement, notamment un repas.

En anglais simple : If you prepare something this way, you make it quickly, especially a meal.

• I can whip up lunch.
• She whipped up a salad before we left.
• Could you whip something up for the children?

Comment l'utiliser : whip up something (I can whip up a quick soup.); whip something up (Give me ten minutes to whip something up.)

Synonymes : make, prepare, rustle up

Expressions courantes : whip up dinner, whip up something, whip up lunch

attiser, susciter

Faire naître chez les gens un enthousiasme, une colère ou un soutien intense pour quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Make people feel strong excitement, anger, or support for something.

• The speech whipped up anger.
• They are trying to whip up support for the plan.
• Her performance whipped the crowd up into a frenzy.

Comment l'utiliser : whip up something (The campaign whipped up public anger.); whip someone up into something (The speaker whipped the audience up into a frenzy.)

Synonymes : stir up, arouse, rouse

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : whip up support, whip up anger, whip up enthusiasm

fouetter, monter

Battre rapidement un liquide pour y incorporer de l’air et le rendre léger et mousseux.

En anglais simple : Beat a liquid quickly to make it light and full of small air bubbles.

• Whip up the cream first.
• He whipped up the egg whites in a clean bowl.
• Can this mixer whip up cream?

Comment l'utiliser : whip up something (Whip up the cream until it holds its shape.)

Synonymes : whip, beat

Expressions courantes : whip up cream, whip up egg whites

saisir vivement, soulever brusquement

Attraper ou soulever quelque chose brusquement et très vite.

En anglais simple : Lift or grab something suddenly and quickly.

• He whipped up his hat.
• She whipped the child up into her arms.
• I whipped up my bag and hurried outside.

Comment l'utiliser : whip something up (She whipped her bag up from the floor.)

Synonymes : snatch up, scoop up

Expressions courantes : whip up something, whip up someone