Expression Cards
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phrasal-verb
boost up
augmenter ou améliorer quelque chose, comme la production ou la croissance
Meaning
to increase or enhance something such as production or growth
Example
The new incentives will **boost up** industrial productivity.
phrasal-verb
boost up foreign reserves
augmenter les réserves de devises d'un pays
Meaning
to increase a country's foreign currency holdings
Example
The central bank is working to **boost up foreign reserves** through remittances.
phrasal-verb
boost up sales
augmenter le nombre de produits vendus
Meaning
to increase the number of products sold
Example
The new marketing plan aims to **boost up** sales during the holiday season.
phrasal-verb
boot into
démarrer un ordinateur ou un appareil et charger son système d'exploitation
Meaning
to start a computer or device and load its operating system
Example
When I **boot into** Linux, the system loads all my development tools automatically.
phrasal-verb
boot loop
redémarrer continuellement en raison d'une erreur système
Meaning
to restart continuously due to a system error
Example
After the update, my phone got stuck in a **boot loop**.
idiom
boot up
démarrer un ordinateur ou un système
Meaning
to start a computer or system
Example
My laptop takes forever to **boot up**.
idiom
bootstrap a startup
créer une entreprise en utilisant des ressources limitées sans financement externe
Meaning
to build a business using limited resources without external funding
Example
Many successful founders **bootstrapped their startups** in the early days.
idiom
Bootstrap the business
Construire une entreprise en utilisant uniquement des finances personnelles.
Meaning
To build a company using only personal finances.
Example
They decided to **bootstrap the business** instead of seeking investors.
idiom
bootstrapping
créer une entreprise sans financement externe
Meaning
building a business without external funding
Example
He started his company through **bootstrapping**, using only his savings.
idiom
bored to death
extrêmement ennuyé
Meaning
extremely bored
Example
I was **bored to death** during the long lecture.
idiom
Born and bred
Avoir vécu toute sa vie dans un endroit particulier et influencé par sa culture
Meaning
Having lived all one’s life in a particular place and influenced by its culture
Example
She’s a Dhaka **born and bred** woman.
idiom
Born in the barn
Avoir de mauvaises manières ou manquer d'étiquette sociale.
Meaning
To have bad manners or lack social etiquette.
Example
Close the door! Were you **born in the barn**?
idiom
born in the purple
né dans une famille riche ou royale
Meaning
born into a wealthy or royal family
Example
He was **born in the purple**, so wealth was never an issue.
idiom
born poor, die rich
Commencer pauvre mais devenir riche par le travail acharné
Meaning
to start life poor but become rich through hard work
Example
He’s the kind of man who wants to **born poor, die rich**.
idiom
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Être né dans une famille riche.
Meaning
To be born into a wealthy family.
Example
He never had to struggle; he was **born with a silver spoon in his mouth**.
idiom
bosom friend
un ami très proche et de confiance
Meaning
a very close and trusted friend
Example
We’ve been **bosom friends** since childhood.
idiom
bosom friends
amis très proches et intimes
Meaning
very close and intimate friends
Example
They have been **bosom friends** since childhood.
phrasal-verb
botch up
faire un travail de manière négligente ou bâclée
Meaning
to do a job badly or carelessly
Example
He completely **botched up** the report.
idiom
botnet
un réseau d'ordinateurs infectés par des malwares et contrôlés à distance par un hacker
Meaning
a network of computers infected with malware that are controlled remotely by a hacker
Example
The hacker used the **botnet** to launch a massive DDoS attack on the server.
phrasal-verb
bottle down
supprimer ou cacher les émotions profondément à l'intérieur
Meaning
to suppress or hide emotions deeply inside
Example
He tends to **bottle down** his anger instead of talking about it.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions
garder les émotions cachées au lieu de les exprimer
Meaning
to keep emotions hidden instead of expressing them
Example
She tends to **bottle emotions** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions up
garder ses émotions cachées au lieu de les exprimer
Meaning
to keep your emotions hidden inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle his emotions up** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle in
garder ses émotions à l'intérieur au lieu de les exprimer
Meaning
to keep emotions inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle in** his sadness rather than share it.
phrasal-verb
bottle out
décider de ne pas exprimer ses sentiments à cause de la peur ou de la timidité
Meaning
to decide not to express your feelings because of fear or shyness
Example
He wanted to tell her how he felt but **bottled out** at the last moment.