knock up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for knock up in the English»French Dictionary

I.knock up VB [Brit nɒk -, Am nɑk -] (knock up) (in tennis)

II.knock up VB [Brit nɒk -, Am nɑk -] (knock [sth] up, knock up [sth])

III.knock up VB [Brit nɒk -, Am nɑk -] (knock [sb] up, knock up [sb])

Translations for knock up in the English»French Dictionary

I.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk] N

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

knock up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knock up in the English»French Dictionary

II.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] VB intr a. TECH

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There were no high-street shops where you could buy cheap clothes, so you would go to the market, buy some fabric and knock up your own.
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We are inviting people to come along and have a little knock up with us.
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I knock up some pancakes from chick pea flour (gluten free, fat free) and they go great with the soup.
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Additionally, you can kick an enemy tank into his team to get a massive knock up and throw him away from the action.
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She would fetch the dry cleaning, knock up pasta suppers and mind the yet-to-be-born prince or princess as required.
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I think there'll always be people who find it individual and personal to them, as something they can knock up quick while potentially creating hook ups with other artists.
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They worry that its presence could knock up to 30% off the value of their property and, surprisingly, they don't want mobile phone coverage.
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Firmly entrenched in popular tradition, millions attempt to knock up pancakes more or less successfully.
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I'll add it to the list the following day, and knock up a paragraph or two on its relevance, while opening nominations for the following stanza.
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Never mind that this man in a comedy pinny doesn't so much as knock up a dish of pasta 364 days a year.
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