chat up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chat up in the English»French Dictionary

I.chat [Brit tʃat, Am tʃæt] N

II.chat <pres part chatting; pret, pp chatted> [Brit tʃat, Am tʃæt] 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

chat up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chat up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

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The two bicker all evening and sabotage each other's attempts to chat up people in the bar.
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Now he wears his casts out in public - and even uses them as a way to chat up women.
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Have you ever used it as a chat up aide?
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We had a long and diverse chat up and down the mountain.
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They gregariously chat up the spa's staff while charging their phones.
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Perhaps more brand owners need to chat up that supermodel in the corner.
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And, of course, get cozy at a bar or cafe and chat up those friendly locals.
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If a raker noticed a customer looking at radical literature, he might chat up the store owner and see what he could learn.
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We chat up locals who walk up every day with their pets, unmindful of the constant rain.
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The actor at the centre of humiliating claims he tried to chat up a model on a plane has denied the encounter even took place.
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