follow up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for follow up in the English»French Dictionary

I.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sth], follow [sth] up)

II.follow up VB [Brit ˈfɒləʊ -, Am ˈfɑloʊ -] (follow up [sb], follow [sb] up) (maintain contact with)

I.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] N

II.follow-up [Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp, Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp] ADJ attr

Translations for follow up in the English»French Dictionary

I.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB trans

II.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ] VB intr

III.follow [Brit ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑloʊ]

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

follow up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for follow up in the English»French Dictionary

I.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB trans

II.follow [ˈfɒləʊ, Am ˈfɑ:loʊ] VB intr

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There was, however, sufficient interest expressed to recommend that investigations be encouraged to follow up these preliminary findings.
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He would follow up this work with five more books of poetry and two works of poetics nonfiction.
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The band was unable to follow up the success of their first album and hit single and disbanded later in 1967.
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