dress up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dress up in the English»French Dictionary

I.dress [Brit drɛs, Am drɛs] N

See also nine

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

dress up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dress up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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After the procession is over, in the afternoon, nearly everyone takes part in another age-old tradition in which the participants dress up and wear masks.
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In 1890, he got the idea to dress up as Santa Claus.
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I am the artist of my hand-painted charger plates, which are used to dress up dinner tables at parties, weddings, and other special occasions.
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We dress up in our favorite horror tee-shirt and head out to conventions.
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Be it an elegant lampshade or a drop-dead gorgeous chandelier, the art of lighting can wondefully dress up your home.
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Teams often dress up in flamboyant and comedic costumes for competition.
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For goose dancing the maidens dress up as young men and vice versa.
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There will be spot prizes, a quiz, a dress up competition and a magic show, carefully spun around the witching hour of 11.01am.
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The kids dress up so painstakingly not to be admired by their friends, but so they may admire themselves.
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You could dress up as a generic cowgirl, or as a historically-accurate Calamity Jane.
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