carry on

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer la continuation d'une activité ou d'une action, ou le fait de se comporter d'une certaine manière, souvent de façon agitée ou irritante.

A phrasal verb used to indicate continuing an activity or action, or to behave in a particular way, often in an excited or annoying manner.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Continue doing somethinginformal

   To continue an activity or task without stopping.

   continuer

   • Please carry on with your work while I'm away.
   • They carried on talking despite the interruption.
   • She carried on reading her book on the train.

   Synonymescontinuego onkeep goingkeep onperseverepersistpress onproceed

   Antonymesceasediscontinueendhaltquitstopterminate

2. Behave in an excited or dramatic wayinformalbritish

   To behave in a very emotional, noisy, or dramatic manner.

   Faire des histoires

   • The children carried on when they saw the ice cream truck.
   • He carried on as if he had won the lottery.
   • Stop carrying on about such a small problem.

   Synonymesact upcut upgo onraise hell

Verbe de basecarry