Stir vs Wake her up

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Stir

Top 2000 (courant)C1verb

Wake her up

Top 2000 (courant)
 StirWake her up
Prononciation🇬🇧 /["/stɜː(r)/","/stɜːz/","/stɜːd/","/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/stɜːr/","/stɜːrz/","/stɜːrd/","/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/"]/🇬🇧 //weɪk hɜːr ʌp//🇺🇸 //weɪk hɜːr ʌp//
SensMélanger quelque chose, souvent un liquide, en le bougeant en cercles.To mix something, usually a liquid, by moving it in circles.To make someone stop sleeping.
ExemplePlease stir the soup gently to mix the ingredients evenly.I need to wake her up before we leave for the trip.
RegistreNeutreNeutre
FréquenceTop 2000 (courant)Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFRC1-
Nature grammaticaleverb
Collocationsthoroughly, well, carefully, into, stir over a high, low, etc. heat, barely, hardly, slightly, stir in your sleep, deeply, upwake someone up, wake her up gently, wake him up early, wake up to an alarm, wake someone up for breakfast
Antonymessettle, calm-
Erreurs fréquentesUsing 'stir' with an incorrect object (e.g., 'stir the table'), Confusing 'stir' with 'shake' (not all stirring involves shaking), 'Stir' not being used in the correct tense (e.g., 'I stirrin the soup')Confusing it with 'wake up' without an object., Using it with wrong pronouns, e.g., 'wake she up'., Incorrectly saying 'woke her up' when talking about a past event.
Notes d'usageUtilise 'remuer' quand tu mélanges des liquides ou des ingrédients. C'est bien pour la cuisine ou pour préparer des boissons, mais moins courant pour les solides. Évite dans un écrit formel.Use 'stir' when mixing liquids or ingredients. It's best for cooking or preparing drinks, but less common for solids. Avoid in formal writing.Use 'wake her up' when you mean to help someone get out of sleep. It's neutral and informal, but can be used in most contexts where someone is sleeping.

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Questions fréquentes : Stir vs Wake her up

Quelle est la différence entre Stir et Wake her up ?

Stir: To mix something, usually a liquid, by moving it in circles. Wake her up: To make someone stop sleeping.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Stir: Please stir the soup gently to mix the ingredients evenly. Wake her up: I need to wake her up before we leave for the trip.

Puis-je utiliser Stir et Wake her up de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Stir et Wake her up sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.

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