butter up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] N

II.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] VB trans

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

butter up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for butter up in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] N no pl

II.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He will be wanting to butter up the drummer to have a go!
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As a young barrister he had a reputation for refusing to butter up solicitors in the competitive scramble for legal work.
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This is not the way you're supposed to butter up your roommate.
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Press the flesh, put on a human face, butter up the shareholders with a few words.
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Those prices rose sharply from 1914, with cattle and butter up 50pc and the doubling of barley prices.
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We've had a couple of others run well that we're looking to butter up into better races in the autumn.
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He just needs to figure out how to butter up the locals a bit more.
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That explains the flowers and chocolates: use the kids to butter up mum for a bit of...
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He used to tell me how to butter up a referee and how to react if a call went against you.
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