wash up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wash up in the English»French Dictionary

I.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] N

II.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] VB trans

III.wash [Brit wɒʃ, Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ] VB intr

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

wash up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wash up in the English»French Dictionary

See also wash

4. wash Am → washing-up

Translations for wash up in the English»French Dictionary

4. wash Am → washing-up

See also washing-up

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
An alternative method of studying cetaceans is through examination of dead carcasses that wash up on the shore.
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Oil and tar can commonly wash up onto the beaches as well, 94% of which originates from oil spills, engine lubrication oil, and tanker washings.
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Do you wash from the neck down, or do you start with your feet and wash up?
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These plants, when decaying, wash up on shorelines, fouling beaches and causing water quality problems.
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They took her home and told her to prepare flatbreads while they went to wash up.
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In the winter months storms wash up many treasures onto the beaches.
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They wash up on separate shores, a young man and woman living without memories and living separate lives.
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Little stories might wash up on a shore only to recede into the unfolding momentum of the work.
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While the pirates celebrate, two survivors wash up on an island, an old man and his son.
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The second story claims the name came from the horseshoe crabs that wash up on shore and die each year.
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