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• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'arrivée ou l'apparition de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ainsi que pour augmenter le volume, l'intensité ou le niveau de quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate arriving or appearing, or to increase the volume, intensity, or level of something.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

   To arrive or appear somewhere, often unexpectedly or after being expected.

   Arriver, se présenter

   • He turned up late for the meeting.
   • She turned up at the party without an invitation.
   • The missing keys turned up under the sofa.

   Synonymesappeararrivecomematerializeshowshow upsurface

   Antonymesdepartdisappearleavevanish

2. Increase volume or intensityinformal

   To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something.

   augmenter (le volume, l'intensité)

   • Can you turn up the music? I love this song.
   • She turned up the heat because it was cold.
   • He turned up the brightness on his phone screen.

   Synonymesamplifyboostcrank upescalateincreaseintensifyraisestep up

   Antonymesdecreaselowerreduce

3. Find or discoverinformal

   To find something that was lost or hidden.

   découvrir, trouver

   • The police turned up new evidence in the case.
   • I turned up an old photo album while cleaning the attic.
   • The investigation turned up some surprising facts.

   Synonymescome acrossdig updiscoverfindlocateuncoverunearth

   Antonymeslosemisplacemissoverlook

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