crank up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'augmentation du volume, de l'intensité ou de la vitesse de quelque chose, ou pour démarrer ou faire fonctionner un mécanisme ou un dispositif.

A phrasal verb used to indicate increasing the volume, intensity, or speed of something, or to start or operate a machine or device.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Increase volume or intensityinformalamerican

   To increase the volume, power, or intensity of something, especially music or an engine.

   monter le volume / intensifier

   • Crank up the music, this is my favorite song!
   • He cranked up the volume on the TV.
   • The mechanic cranked up the engine to test it.

   Synonymesamplifyboostincreaseintensifyraisestep upturn up

   Antonymesdampendecreasediminishlowermutequietreducesoften

2. Start or activateinformalamerican

   To start a machine or device, especially by turning a crank or pressing a button.

   Démarrer (une machine)

   • She cranked up the old generator to provide power.
   • He cranked up the lawnmower and began cutting the grass.
   • They cranked up the air conditioning because it was too hot.

   Synonymesactivatefire upstartstart upswitch onturn on

   Antonymesshut offstopturn off

3. Increase effort or productioninformalamerican

   To increase the level of effort, speed, or output.

   Augmenter l'effort ou la production

   • We need to crank up production to meet the deadline.
   • The team cranked up their efforts in the final quarter.
   • He cranked up the pace during the last mile of the race.

   Synonymesaugmentboostescalateincreaseintensifyraiseramp upstep up

   Antonymesdecreaseeaselowerreduceslacken

Verbe de basecrank