act up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose fonctionne mal ou que quelqu'un se comporte mal de manière espiègle ou turbulente.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that something is not functioning properly or that someone is behaving badly or mischievously.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Misbehaveinformal

   To behave badly or cause trouble, especially for children or animals.

   Faire des siennes

   • The children started to act up when they got bored.
   • My dog always acts up when strangers come to the door.
   • If you act up in class, you'll get detention.

   Synonymescarry onmisbehaveplay up

   Antonymesbehaveobey

2. Malfunctioninformal

   To function poorly or not work correctly, usually for machines or body parts.

   Dysfonctionner

   • My computer is acting up again; it keeps freezing.
   • His knee started acting up after the long run.
   • The car's engine acts up when it's cold outside.

   Synonymesbreak downconk outfailgo wrongmalfunctionmisbehaveplay up

   Antonymesfunctionoperatework

Verbe de baseact