dredge up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dredge up in the English»French Dictionary

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

dredge up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dredge up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Where did you dredge up those horrid characters?
en.wikipedia.org
Occasionally you can dredge up things that people wouldn't notice about why it's not good, and those are good surprise laughs.
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I'm really trying to dredge up what one might call intellectual and moral material.
www.npr.org
I'm surprised she put herself up for it as people will dredge up her problem with a neighbour and how she got out of it.
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It's why microfiche works as well (or in most case, much better) as trying to dredge up a copy of the original newsprint.
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Price was cool as the other side of the pillow, to dredge up another oldie.
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For the couple who has struggled with infertility, these seemingly innocent statements can dredge up heartbreak.
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His death led to a coronial inquest, an inquiry that has done wonders to dredge up emotional distress from already deeply set family wounds.
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Because what are friends for, if not to dredge up time and again those tales of drunken humiliation?
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That's not to say the volunteers didn't dredge up any strange items.
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