build-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for build-up in the English»French Dictionary

build-up [Brit ˈbɪldʌp, Am ˈbɪldˌəp] N

1. build-up (increase):

build-up (in tartar, deposits)

accumulation f (of de)

build-up (in traffic)

intensification f (of de)

build-up (in weapons, stocks)

accumulation f (of de)

build-up (in tension, excitement)

accroissement m (of de)

a build-up of carbon dioxide

une augmentation du taux de bioxide de carbone

a military build-up

une concentration de troupes

a build-up of pressures within the government

une intensification des pressions à l'intérieur du gouvernement

2. build-up U (publicity):

build-up

préparatifs mpl

the build-up to sth

les préparatifs de qc

to give sth a good build-up

faire du battage autour de qc inf

I.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up)

build up gas, silt, deposits:

s'accumuler

build up traffic:

s'intensifier

build up business, trade:

se développer

build up tension, pressure, excitement:

monter

II.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up [sth], build [sth] up)

1. build up (accumulate):

build up weapons, wealth

accumuler

2. build up (boost):

build up self-confidence, trust

établir

build up morale

gonfler

don't build your hopes up too high

ne te fais pas d'illusions

3. build up (establish):

build up collection

constituer

build up business, organization

créer

build up army

constituer

build up picture, profile

établir

build up database

créer

build up reputation

se faire

the college built up a large library

le collège s'est constitué une importante bibliothèque

III.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build [sth/sb] up, build up [sth/sb])

1. build up (through eating, exercise):

build up muscles

affermir

to build up one's forearms

se muscler les avant-bras

to build oneself up, to build up one's strength

prendre des forces

2. build up (promote):

they built him up to be a star

ils l'ont présenté comme si c'était une vedette

Translations for build-up in the French»English Dictionary

surarmement [syʀaʀməmɑ̃] N m

1. surarmement (armement excessif):

surarmement

armament on a large scale

2. surarmement (action de surarmer):

surarmement

(huge) arms build-up

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faire un herbier

to build up a herbarium

accumuler colère, ressentiment

to let [sth] build up

s'accumuler pression:

to build up

bâtir équipe, structure

to build up

se bâtir fortune

to build up

s'amonceler nuages, sable, neige:

to build up

échafauder fortune

to build up

endurcir qn contre

to build up sb's resistance to

reconstituer réserves, forces

to build up again

build-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for build-up in the English»French Dictionary

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] N

1. build-up (increase, accumulation):

build-up

montée f

build-up of waste, toxins

accumulation f

build-up of troops

rassemblement m

build-up of resentment, grievances

accumulation f

a traffic build-up

un engorgement

2. build-up (hype):

build-up

battage m publicitaire

I.build up VB trans

1. build up (accumulate):

build up reserves, surplus

accumuler

build up collection

développer

to build up speed

gagner de la vitesse

2. build up (strengthen):

build up

développer

to build up sb's hopes

donner de l'espoir à qn

3. build up (develop):

build up

développer

4. build up (hype):

build up

faire du battage autour de

II.build up VB intr (increase)

build up

s'accumuler

build up traffic

augmenter

build up pressure

monter

build up popularity

grimper

build up business

se développer

Translations for build-up in the French»English Dictionary

gonflement [gɔ̃fləmɑ̃] N m

1. gonflement:

gonflement d'un pneu

inflation

gonflement d'un ballon

blowing up

gonflement d'une plaie, d'un organe, du visage

swelling

provoquer un gonflement du visage

to cause facial swelling

2. gonflement (augmentation):

gonflement des effectifs

expansion

gonflement de l'épargne

build-up

gonflement du crédit

pumping up credit

3. gonflement (surestimation):

gonflement d'une facture, note de frais

inflation

gonflement d'un incident

exaggeration

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constituer dossier

to build up

se constituer

to build up

édifier théorie

to build up

amplifier qc

to build sth up

reconstituer ses forces en mangeant

to build up one's strength again by eating

build-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to build up speed

gagner de la vitesse

to build up sb's hopes

donner de l'espoir à qn

to build up one's strength again by eating

reconstituer ses forces en mangeant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We should try to commercialize all our children and build up the strongest and most virile race in the world.

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When gas or fluids migrate up through the sand and reach this impermeable layer, pressure may build up in the sand and push up against the impermeable layer of shale.

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If we want social insurance, we must help to build up a new party.

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The Andean people had been isolated for millennia and therefore had no reason to build up any sort of immunity against foreign diseases.

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These run perpendicular to the direction of the landing aircraft and serve to draw off excess water in rainy conditions that could build up in front of the plane's wheels.

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This build up is most common on the leeward sides of mountains.

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There may be up to four litters per year and as the youngsters start to breed, numbers quickly build up over the summer months.

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The endocarditis is clearly a result in a build up of the pathogen in the heart, most likely vegetating in a thrombus formation.

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Additionally, a loss of pyruvate carboxylase allows potentially toxic compounds such as lactic acid and ammonia to build up and damage organs and tissues.

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He was totally immovable for many years, so the termites settled on his body and slowly started to build up their nest.

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