build up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for build up in the English»French Dictionary

I.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up)

II.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up [sth], build [sth] up)

III.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build [sth/sb] up, build up [sth/sb])

build-up [Brit ˈbɪldʌp, Am ˈbɪldˌəp] N

Translations for build up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for build up in the English»French Dictionary

I.build [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] N

II.build <pret, pp built> [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] VB trans

III.build <pret, pp built> [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] 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

build up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for build up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for build up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We should try to commercialize all our children and build up the strongest and most virile race in the world.
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When gas or fluids migrate up through the sand and reach this impermeable layer, pressure may build up in the sand and push up against the impermeable layer of shale.
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If we want social insurance, we must help to build up a new party.
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The Andean people had been isolated for millennia and therefore had no reason to build up any sort of immunity against foreign diseases.
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These run perpendicular to the direction of the landing aircraft and serve to draw off excess water in rainy conditions that could build up in front of the plane's wheels.
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This build up is most common on the leeward sides of mountains.
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There may be up to four litters per year and as the youngsters start to breed, numbers quickly build up over the summer months.
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The endocarditis is clearly a result in a build up of the pathogen in the heart, most likely vegetating in a thrombus formation.
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Additionally, a loss of pyruvate carboxylase allows potentially toxic compounds such as lactic acid and ammonia to build up and damage organs and tissues.
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He was totally immovable for many years, so the termites settled on his body and slowly started to build up their nest.
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