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• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'achèvement de quelque chose, le fait de se retrouver dans une certaine situation ou un certain lieu après une série d'événements, ou le fait de remonter un mécanisme.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of bringing something to a conclusion, or to find oneself in a particular situation or place after a series of events.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. To finish or concludeinformal

   To bring something to an end; to conclude.

   terminer

   • Let's wind up the meeting before lunch.
   • He wound up his speech with a joke.
   • They wound up the project ahead of schedule.

   Synonymesceaseclosecompleteconcludeendfinishterminatewrap up

   Antonymesbegincommenceinitiateopenstart

2. To end up in a situationinformal

   To find oneself in a particular state or place after a series of events.

   se retrouver

   • If you keep spending like that, you'll wind up in debt.
   • She wound up living in a small town after traveling.
   • He wound up as the manager of the company.

   Synonymesarriveend upfind oneselffinish upland upturn out

3. To tighten a mechanismformal

   To turn a key or handle to make a clock, toy, or device operate.

   remonter (un mécanisme)

   • You need to wind up the clock every day.
   • She wound up the toy car and let it go.
   • He wound up the old gramophone before playing a record.

   Synonymescoilcranktightenturnwind

   Antonymesunwind

4. To irritate or annoyinformalbritish

   To deliberately annoy or tease someone.

   agacer (quelqu'un) délibérément

   • Stop winding him up; he's already stressed.
   • She knows how to wind up her brother.
   • They wound up the teacher with their constant questions.

   Synonymesaggravateannoyantagonizebotherbugexasperateirritateneedlepesterprovokeriletease

   Antonymescalmcomfortpleasereassuresoothe

Verbe de basewind