give up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for give up in the English»French Dictionary

I.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up)

II.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up [sth], give [sth] up)

III.give up VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -] (give up [sb], give [sb] up)

Translations for give up in the English»French Dictionary

I.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

II.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

donner (to à)
offrir (to à)

4. give (allow, accord):

III.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

3. give (yield, break) → give way

IV.to give oneself to VB refl

passer un savon à qn inf
what gives? inf

See also give way

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

give up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for give up in the English»French Dictionary

1. give (hand over, offer, provide):

give a. fig
to not give a damn inf

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
At the time, it was obvious that he was going to give up the ghost, how did you feel?
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I ought to give up being a magistrate and set up for a matchmaker!
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You won't need to give up much space on your worktop for this set with a magnetic base.
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If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
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The up-and-coming program has a strong tradition with its community, alumni, parents and staff and is known for its, never give up attitude.
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Due to an eye decease, he was forced to give up his seat in 1820, and retreat from public life.
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Likewise, the farmer was free to choose to be excluded from the leasehold arrangements if he volunteered to give up the landholdings to the landlord.
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Six employees went on hunger strike, saying that will not give up until will be paid them the remaining wages.
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Your attitude is defeatist -- it is not possible to instantly create local employment so let's just give up!
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It has been snowing for three days and the men are dispirited and ready to give up.
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