hop up

saltare su

Fare un piccolo salto per salire su una superficie più alta.

In inglese semplice: To make a small jump onto a higher surface.

• The rabbit hopped up the steps.
• A cat hopped up onto the wall.
• Can you hop up onto that low bench?

Come si usa: hop up onto something (The kitten hopped up onto the sofa.)

Sinonimi: jump up

Espressioni comuni: hop up onto something, hop up the steps

salire

Salire rapidamente dentro un veicolo alto da terra.

In inglese semplice: To climb quickly into a vehicle that is high off the ground.

• Hop up into the truck.
• She hopped up into the cab beside the driver.
• Can you hop up into the tractor without help?

Come si usa: hop up into something (He hopped up into the tractor.)

Sinonimi: climb in, get in

Contrari: get out

Espressioni comuni: hop up into something, hop up inside

alzarsi di scatto

Mettersi in piedi velocemente.

In inglese semplice: To get to your feet quickly.

• He hopped up to help.
• I hopped up when the doorbell rang.
• Why did you hop up from your seat?

Come si usa: hop up from something (She hopped up from her chair to answer the door.)

Sinonimi: jump up, spring up

Contrari: sit down

Espressioni comuni: hop up quickly, hop up from something

potenziare, truccare

Modificare una macchina, soprattutto un motore, per aumentarne la velocità o la potenza.

In inglese semplice: To change a machine, especially an engine, so it works faster or more powerfully.

• He hopped up his car.
• They hop up engines for racing.
• Can this old motor be hopped up?

Come si usa: hop up something / hop something up (The mechanic hopped up the engine.)

Sinonimi: soup up, upgrade, boost

Espressioni comuni: hop up an engine, hop up a car, hop something up

eccitare, esaltare

Rendere le persone molto eccitate o piene di energia.

In inglese semplice: To make people very excited or full of energy.

• The music hopped us up.
• Too much sugar had hopped the children up.
• The singer knows how to hop up a crowd.

Come si usa: hop someone up (The loud music hopped the crowd up.)

Sinonimi: excite, get worked up, hype up

Espressioni comuni: hop someone up, hop up the crowd