run up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for run up in the English»French Dictionary

I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

1. run (move quickly):

See also trial run, test run, practice run

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

run up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A run-up area is a location at an airport where pilots can perform run-up checks of their aircraft.
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There is no run-up, and no bouncing is allowed; momentum is gained primarily through swinging the arms.
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For smaller inputs, an even larger percentage of the total measurement time is spent in the run-up phase.
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He has great strength for a bowler of his height and a commendable run-up.
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He was known to dislike physical exercise and so developed a run-up of just one or two paces.
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His run-up is short, even by spinners' standards, but his bowling action itself is a whir, followed by a tight follow-through.
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There were also fresh signs of pessimism among the country's manufacturers in the run-up to the referendum, but a leading credit card firm said spending rose immediately after the vote.
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A tsunami with a run-up height of 50 cm was observed.
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The run-up will have added some unknown amount of charge to the integrator.
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The first scheme was used in the run-up to 1.0.
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