fatten up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fatten up in the English»French Dictionary

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

fatten up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fatten up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for fatten up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Well, you'd better fatten up them skinners or all you'll get from the apple will be the core, was the quick rejoinder.
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He expects the department of public safety's $1.7 million budget, which is split with the fire department, to fatten up.
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They see their sunflowers bloom, their lettuces fatten up.
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The lambs graze and fatten up on summer grass and are all the better for it.
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With maybe some new blood added to fatten up their ranks they could be a team to be reckoned with in the future.
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In other words, most of our beef comes from animals that spent some time in a feedlot to fatten up.
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You'll be surprised how quickly they fatten up into firewood.
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Later season oysters will be a little meatier as they fatten up for winter.
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Once eels safely reach their upstream nursery grounds they can take anything from five to 15 years to fatten up and reach adulthood.
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We have to force him to fatten up.
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