wall up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wall up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for wall up in the English»French Dictionary

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] 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

wall up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wall up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Today remains of the foundations are still visible, and there is a fragment of a wall up to 5 metres high.
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She's a detective and has a wall up around her emotions.
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He should not have put the wall up and short-sighted himself.
www.bbc.co.uk
He has that wall up, and it's not necessarily his fault; it's his past that has built the wall.
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So if you can't wall up and keep the oceans out of your city, you might have to start building your city on top of the ocean.
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It also makes an excellent climber for a low wall up to 6ft high.
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Stand front wall up and attach short end of side wall, holding for a minute to let icing dry and sections adhere.
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But we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us.
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We didn't want to put a wall up.
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A lot of people tend to have a wall up in their mind about poetry - kind of like math.
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