chain up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chain up in the English»French Dictionary

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] 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

chain up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Plateau reservoirs ("talaos") form a chain up the hill.
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The shifters are attached to cables, which in turn move the front and rear derailleurs that guide the chain up and down the gear sprockets.
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The short-necked plesiosaurs, the top of the food chain up here, could have followed the ichthyosaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs here.
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When set to a particular number, each chain up to that number doesn't score anything, nor does it send garbage.
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What are the consequences, if any, for those truck drivers who could have but failed to chain up?
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A few miles back the overhead reader board instructed truckers to chain up for winter driving conditions ahead.
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That's a smart play which lines the chain up with current trends.
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In terms of physical attacks, characters can chain up to three-in-a-row or charge their power to use a more powerful focus attack.
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Because of reverts allowing me to chain up combos into infinity, that's why!
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Too many truckers have big egos and are so foolish they refuse to chain up.
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