blow up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'acte d'exploser, de détruire quelque chose par une explosion, ou de se mettre en colère violemment.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of exploding, destroying something with an explosion, or becoming very angry.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. formal

   To explode or cause something to explode.

   exploser

   • The bomb squad blew up the suspicious package.
   • The old building was blown up to make way for a new one.
   • The gas leak caused the house to blow up.

   Synonymesblastburstdetonateeruptexplode

2. Inflateinformal

   To fill something with air or gas.

   gonfler

   • Can you blow up the balloons for the party?
   • He blew up the inflatable mattress before going to sleep.
   • She blew up the tire with a pump.

   Synonymesaeratedistendinflatepuff up

   Antonymescollapsedeflate

3. informal

   To suddenly become very angry or lose one's temper.

   exploser de colère

   • He blew up when he saw the damage to his car.
   • She blew up at her children for not cleaning their room.
   • Don't blow up over such a small mistake.

   Synonymeseruptexplodeflare upfly off the handlego ballistichit the roofsee red

4. Enlarge or magnifyinformal

   To make something larger, especially a photograph or image.

   Agrandir

   • I want to blow up this photo and frame it.
   • The graphic designer blew up the image to see the details.
   • You can blow up the text on your screen for easier reading.

   Synonymesenlargeexpandmagnifyzoom in

   Antonymesminifyreduceshrink

Verbe de baseblow