talk up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for talk up in the English»French Dictionary

I.talk up VB [Brit tɔːk -, Am tɔk -] (talk [sb/sth] up, talk up [sb/sth])

Translations for talk up in the English»French Dictionary

I.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (converse):

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

talk up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talk up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Otherwise, if he won their satisfaction, the guests would have to talk up the experience amongst their acquaintances for all of the following year.
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You can't talk up a deficit in higher education funding by calling on parents to pay more every year.
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Beginning in the late 1990s and until 2003, its business withered away, but its executives continued to talk up their stock and the profitability of their impending anti-cancer breakthroughs.
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He can't afford to talk up the dangers to the point of setting off panic.
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We have to talk up some things that have happened the last year or so.
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The developer is quick to talk up the 242-hectare site's many amenities.
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But there are other players that talk up well in meetings.
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The oil industry is trying to talk up the price.
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It's the easiest thing in the world for a politician to talk up their country.
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That's why lolly companies can straight-facedly talk up the "natural" fruit flavours hidden somewhere deep beneath eight layers of sugar.
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