rake up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de ramener à la surface ou de raviver des souvenirs désagréables, des événements ou des informations du passé.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reviving or bringing back unpleasant memories, events, or information from the past.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Revive unpleasant memoriesinformal

   To bring back or recall something unpleasant from the past, often causing distress.

   ressasser de mauvais souvenirs

   • He raked up old arguments during the family dinner.
   • The journalist raked up the scandal from years ago.
   • She doesn't like to rake up painful memories from her childhood.

   Synonymesbring backbring updig updredge uprecallresurrectreviveunearth

   Antonymesforgetforgiveoverlook

2. Collect or gatherinformal

   To gather or collect something, often with effort, like leaves or scattered items.

   Rassembler ou ramasser

   • I need to rake up the leaves in the backyard.
   • He raked up all the scattered papers from the floor.
   • They raked up enough money to buy the equipment.

   Synonymesaccumulatecollectgathermusterround upscrape up

   Antonymesdispersedistributescatterseparatespread

Verbe de baserake