kick up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de soulever ou d'augmenter quelque chose, souvent de la poussière ou des problèmes, ou de déclencher soudainement quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to rise or increase, often dust or trouble, or to start something suddenly.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cause dust or particles to riseinformal

   To cause something, such as dust or dirt, to rise into the air by kicking or moving.

   soulever (de la poussière)

   • The children kicked up dust as they ran across the field.
   • The car kicked up gravel from the road.
   • He kicked up a cloud of snow while walking.

   Synonymeschurn uppuff upraisestir upthrow up

2. Cause trouble or a fussinformal

   To create a disturbance, argument, or complaint about something.

   faire des histoires

   • She kicked up a fuss when her order was wrong.
   • The neighbors kicked up a row about the loud music.
   • He kicked up a stink over the new policy.

   Synonymesraise a stink

3. Increase intensity or speedinformal

   To increase the level, intensity, or speed of something.

   Augmenter l'intensité ou la vitesse

   • The band kicked up the tempo for the final song.
   • We need to kick up the pace if we want to finish on time.
   • The engine kicked up a notch as we climbed the hill.

   Synonymesaccelerateboostescalateheightenincreaseintensifyramp upstep up

   Antonymesdecreasediminishlessenmoderatereduceslow

Verbe de basekick