upset

upset
upset [ʌpˈset]
(preterite, past participle upset)
1. transitive verb
   a. [+ cup, milk] renverser
   b. [+ plan] bouleverser ; [+ calculation] fausser ; [+ person] ( = offend) vexer ; ( = annoy) contrarier
• now you've upset him maintenant il est vexé
• onions always upset my stomach je ne digère pas les oignons
2. adjective
   a. ( = annoyed) vexé (about sth par qch ) ; ( = distressed) troublé (about sth par qch)
• he's upset that you didn't tell him ( = offended) il est vexé que vous ne lui ayez rien dit
• he was upset about losing ( = annoyed) il était vexé d'avoir perdu
• to get upset ( = annoyed) se vexer ; ( = distressed) être peiné
   b. [ˈʌpset]
• to have an upset stomach avoir l'estomac dérangé
3. noun
( = upheaval) désordre m ; (in plans) bouleversement m (in de ) ; (emotional) chagrin m
• to have a stomach upset avoir une indigestion
* * *
1. ['ʌpset]
noun
1) (surprise, setback) Politics, Sport revers m

to suffer an upset — subir un revers

to cause an upset — causer la surprise

2) (upheaval) bouleversement m
3) (distress) peine f
4) Medicine

to have a stomach upset — avoir un problème d'estomac

2. [ˌʌp'set]
transitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp -set)
1) (distress) [sight, news] retourner, bouleverser; [person] faire de la peine à
2) (annoy) contrarier
3) fig (throw into disarray) bouleverser [plan]; déjouer [calculations]; affecter [pattern, situation]
4) (destabilize) rompre [balance]; (knock over) renverser
5) Politics, Sport (topple) déloger [leader, party]
6) Medicine rendre [quelqu'un] malade [person]; perturber [digestion]
3. [ˌʌp'set]
past participle adjective

to be ou feel upset — (distressed) être très affecté (at, about par); (annoyed) être contrarié (at, about par)

to get upset — (angry) se fâcher (about pour); (distressed) se tracasser (about pour)


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