bunch up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bunch up in the English»French Dictionary

I.bunch [Brit bʌn(t)ʃ, Am bən(t)ʃ] N

II.bunch [Brit bʌn(t)ʃ, Am bən(t)ʃ] VB trans

III.bunch [Brit bʌn(t)ʃ, Am bən(t)ʃ] 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

bunch up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bunch up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They all bunch up together so there are thirty-four cars in a small space of track.
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On most highways they would tend to bunch up and become moving road blocks.
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Working lines are difficult to see on a conventional turbine map because the speed lines bunch up.
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Often, they target the calves first in the knowledge that the older elephants will bunch up to try to protect them.
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This causes the electron beam to bunch up, known technically as velocity modulation.
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One that is too loose will sit away from the neck, while if it's too tight, it will bunch up above the back.
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And this superfluous exercise does nothing but delay and bunch up the traffic leading to the airport terminal.
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Before, when you laced the shoes up snugly, it would bunch up and dig into your upper foot.
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The human beings inside the roving characters used to have to share underwear because their own undies could potentially bunch up.
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Even it is paramount to obtain information about the available space in which a force can maneuver without being forced to bunch up due to obstacles.
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