dream up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dream up in the English»French Dictionary

I.dream [Brit driːm, Am drim] N

II.dream <pret, pp dreamt [dremt] dreamed> [Brit driːm, Am drim] VB trans

III.dream <pret, pp dreamt [dremt] dreamed> [Brit driːm, Am drim] VB intr

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

dream up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dream up in the English»French Dictionary

III.dream <dreamt, dreamt [or dreamed, dreamed]> [dri:m] VB intr

IV.dream <dreamt, dreamt [or dreamed, dreamed]> [dri:m] VB trans

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Were grateful to the countrys politicians for living a reality that is far stranger than anything we could dream up.
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You could dream up some theory, but the very practicality of making it would be so impossible.
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By actual record the percentages are about twenty to 100,000 that a group of human beings will dream up bad technology to destroy good technology.
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But he did not see the kind of large life forms that some might dream up, he said.
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We had to dream up the way to do it.
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They believe differences in our ability to dream up odours -- especially those that whet the appetite -- may play a role in food cravings.
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Sometimes the tests psychologists dream up to differentiate one personality type from another are incredibly complicated, involving lengthy questionnaires and complicated analyses.
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As a result of being very lonely only child she had plenty of time to read and also to dream up stories which she told to her imaginary friends.
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Trouble is, it gets hard to dream up a story where at the center there is something inexplicable.
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Many were then charged with whatever crimes violating injunctions, etc. prosecutors could dream up.
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