crank up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crank up in the English»French Dictionary

I.crank [Brit kraŋk, Am kræŋk] N

II.crank [Brit kraŋk, Am kræŋk] VB trans

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

crank up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crank up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Maestro has been able to crank up volumes to the tune of 28,000 units per month in a year's time.
en.wikipedia.org
They may also crank up the air conditioning a few notches higher in warm weather due to their extra body insulation.
www.mnn.com
First off, tell your officemates to plug in their ear-buds and crank up the music.
www.gizmodo.com.au
Sure, you can crank up the volume to 96 to hear some murmured dialogue.
montrealgazette.com
Time to crank up the eccentric equipment in the barn and taste the stuff.
www.ft.com
Easily crank up the volume with the built-in button.
www.cnet.com
Their form was patchy though and today was an occasion where they needed to crank up the gears.
www.the42.ie
While a few drillers have gone bankrupt, others are already signalling plans to crank up production.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It is still to crank up operations as it works through teething problems.
www.odt.co.nz
Each summer, power grids are pushed to their limits, as homes and offices crank up the air conditioning in response to rising temperatures.
phys.org

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