work in

caser, inclure

Trouver du temps ou de la place pour intégrer quelqu’un ou quelque chose parmi d’autres.

En anglais simple : To find time or space to include someone or something among other things.

• We can work in a short break.
• The doctor worked me in before lunch.
• Could you work a personal story into your talk?

Comment l'utiliser : work someone/something in (The dentist can work you in tomorrow.); work something into something (She worked a joke into her speech.)

Synonymes : fit in, include, squeeze in

Contraires : exclude

Expressions courantes : work in something, work in someone

incorporer, mélanger

Mélanger une substance à une autre ou l’y faire pénétrer en appuyant.

En anglais simple : To mix or press something into another substance.

• Work in the butter with your fingers.
• She worked the flour in slowly.
• Have you worked the compost in the soil?

Comment l'utiliser : work something in (Add the butter and work it in gently.); work something in something (Work the eggs in the batter until it is smooth.)

Synonymes : mix in, blend in

Expressions courantes : work in butter, work in the flour

alterner les séries

Utiliser un appareil de musculation pendant les pauses entre les séries d’une autre personne.

En anglais simple : To use a gym machine during the breaks between another person’s exercises on it.

• Can I work in while you rest?
• We worked in with each other on the chest machine.
• She let another member work in between her sets.

Comment l'utiliser : work in with someone (May I work in with you on this machine?)

Synonymes : take turns

Expressions courantes : work in with someone, work in between sets