Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| up adv. - in a higher position | en haut | ||||||
| up adv. - to a higher position | vers le haut | ||||||
| up adv. - position of a person | debout inv. | ||||||
| up adv. [TECH.] [COMP.] | en service | ||||||
| up-to-date or: up to date adj. - fashionable | à la mode | ||||||
| up-to-date or: up to date adj. - modern | moderne m./f. adj. | ||||||
| pumped (up) adj. [fig.] [coll.] | gonflé(e) à bloc [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| up-to-date or: up to date adj. - updated | à jour | ||||||
| up-to-date or: up to date adj. - informed | au courant [coll.] | ||||||
| huddled (up) adj. | recroquevillé, recroquevillée | ||||||
| hunched (up) adj. | recroquevillé, recroquevillée | ||||||
| inextricably tied up | indissociable m./f. | ||||||
| pissed (up) adj. (Brit.) [sl.] [vulg.] - drunk | beurré, beurrée [Arg.] - ivre | ||||||
| pissed (up) adj. (Brit.) [sl.] [vulg.] - drunk | bituré, biturée [Arg.] - ivre | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to end up in prison/at the hospital/at the other end of the city/... | ended, ended | - to come to an end; usually unpleasant | se retrouver en prison/à l'hôpital/à l'autre bout de la ville/... | ||||||
| to wake up | woke/waked, woke/wakedwoken/waked | | se réveiller | ||||||
| to clean so. (or: sth.) up | cleaned, cleaned | | nettoyer qn. (or: qc.) | ||||||
| to wake so. ⇔ up | woke/waked, woke/wakedwoken/waked | | réveiller qn. | ||||||
| to clean sth. up | cleaned, cleaned | - remove dirt | tout nettoyer | ||||||
| to pick sth. ⇔ up | picked, picked | - take hold of and lift or move | ramasser qc. | ||||||
| to get up | got, got/gotten | - get out of bed | se lever - du lit | ||||||
| to grow up | grew, grown | | grandir | ||||||
| to queue (up) | queued, queued | (Brit.) | faire la queue | ||||||
| to speak up | spoke, spoken | | parler plus fort | ||||||
| to wind sth. ⇔ up | tourner la manivelle vers le haut | ||||||
| to come up | came, come | - approach | s'approcher | ||||||
| to come up | came, come | - ascend | monter | ||||||
| to come up | came, come | - be mentioned | être mentionné(e) | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| It's up to him. | Cela dépend de lui. | ||||||
| It's up to you. | C'est à toi de décider. | ||||||
| It's up to you. | C'est comme tu veux. | ||||||
| It's up to you. | Ça dépend de toi. | ||||||
| It's up to you! | C'est à toi de décider ! | ||||||
| What's up? | Qu'est-ce que tu as de beau à raconter ? | ||||||
| Come up here! | Monte ! | ||||||
| Shut up! | La ferme ! | ||||||
| I'm fed up with it! | J'en ai marre ! | ||||||
| I'm fed up with it! | J'en ai ras-la-casquette ! | ||||||
| I'm fed up with it! | J'en ai ras-le-bol ! | ||||||
| Business is picking up again. | Les affaires reprennent. | ||||||
| He ended up apologizing. | Il a fini par s'excuser. | ||||||
| Are you dressing up as a witch or a vampire? | Tu te déguises en sorcière ou en vampire ? | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| up duration [ELEC.] | la durée de disponibilité | ||||||
| up state [TECH.] | l'état de disponibilité m. | ||||||
| up time [TECH.] | le temps de disponibilité | ||||||
| cutting up | le découpage | ||||||
| washing up | la vaisselle à laver | ||||||
| mean up time [abbr.: MUT] [TECH.] | la durée moyenne de disponibilité [abbr.: TMD] | ||||||
| mean up time [abbr.: MUT] [TECH.] | le temps moyen de disponibilité | ||||||
| winding up [FINAN.] [LAW] [COMM.] | la liquidation | ||||||
| backup or: back-up [COMP.] | le backup or: back up, back-up English | ||||||
| follow-up | le suivi | ||||||
| lock-up | le box | ||||||
| mock-up | la maquette | ||||||
| armed robbery | le hold-up - pl.: hold-up, hold-ups English h aspiré | ||||||
| bank robbery | le hold-up - pl.: hold-up, hold-ups h aspiré English | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to ball sth. up | gâcher qc. | ||||||
| to ball sth. up | mal gérer qc. | ||||||
| to come up to expectations | ne pas décevoir | ||||||
| to end up hating s.o. | en arriver à détester qn. | ||||||
| to go up in smoke [coll.] | brûler | ||||||
| to go up in smoke [fig.] | partir en fumée [fig.] | ||||||
| to be up in the air [fig.] | être vague | ||||||
| to fill up the time [fig.] | tuer le temps [fig.] | ||||||
| to set up in business [COMM.] | se mettre à son compte | ||||||
| up to a point | jusqu'à un certain point | ||||||
| It's (right) up my (or: your, his, ...) alley. [fig.] [coll.] | C'est mon (or: ton, son, ...) rayon. [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| It's (right) up my (or: your, his, ...) street. [fig.] [coll.] | C'est mon (or: ton, son, ...) rayon. [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| Shut up! | Tais-toi ! | ||||||
| Shut up! | Taisez-vous ! | ||||||
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