bring up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de soulever un sujet ou une question dans une conversation, ainsi que pour prendre soin d'un enfant et l'élever.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of raising a topic or subject in conversation, or to care for and raise a child.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Raise a childformal

   To care for and educate a child until adulthood.

   élever un enfant

   • She was brought up in a small town.
   • They brought up their children to be honest and kind.
   • He was brought up by his grandparents.

   Synonymescare foreducatenurtureparentraiserear

2. Mention a topicinformal

   To introduce a subject into a conversation or discussion.

   mentionner un sujet

   • He brought up the issue of budget cuts during the meeting.
   • I don't want to bring up that painful memory again.
   • She brought up an interesting point about climate change.

   Synonymesairbroachintroducementionmootput forwardraisetable

3. Vomitinformal

   To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

   Vomir

   • The child brought up his breakfast after the car ride.
   • She felt sick and brought up everything she had eaten.
   • He brought up the medicine he had just taken.

   Synonymesbarfheavepukeregurgitateretchspewthrow upvomit

Verbe de basebring