buck up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for buck up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for buck up in the English»French Dictionary

I.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] N

II.buck [Brit bʌk, Am bək] ADJ Am MIL

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

buck up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buck up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The army and the press used her image to buck up the civilians and the fighting people.
en.wikipedia.org
Buck up and just get down to the business of learning.
schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com
I think we owe it not least to our generally much better turned-out women to buck up our ideas.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Her advice was a reminder of what was expected of her readers: to buck up, dry their eyes, respect their commitments.
www.newyorker.com
Whatever the reason, you need to buck up before it starts affecting your performance.
www.lifehacker.com.au
So we have to buck up here or lose out by not achieving this important goal.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Instead, tell your kid to buck up and figure out what to do next.
www.theglobeandmail.com
And there's nothing like a good old collective bargaining showdown to buck up the troops and send them right down the campaign trail.
ipolitics.ca
And it's time for the rest of us to buck up and support their efforts by embracing introspection before we lose the chance.
mashable.com
Buck up and improve then if you don't want the hate.
www.pinkvilla.com

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