pep up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de rendre quelque chose ou quelqu'un plus vif, plus énergique ou plus intéressant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate making something or someone more lively, energetic, or interesting.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make more lively or energeticinformal

   To make someone or something more energetic, lively, or interesting.

   Rendre plus vivant ou énergique

   • A cup of coffee in the morning really pepped me up.
   • The music pepped up the party atmosphere.
   • She tried to pep up her presentation with some jokes.

   Synonymesanimateenergizeenliveninvigorateliven uprevivestimulate

   Antonymesdebilitatedrainenervateexhaustfatiguetireweaken

2. Improve or enhanceinformal

   To add something to make something more attractive, exciting, or effective.

   rehausser / égayer

   • We need to pep up the garden with some colorful flowers.
   • He pepped up his outfit with a bright tie.
   • The new software update pepped up the app's performance.

   Synonymesanimateenhanceenlivenimproveinvigoratejazz upliven upperk upspice up

   Antonymesbluntdampendeadendeflatedullsubdue