fess up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fess up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for fess up in the English»French Dictionary

fess [Brit fɛs, Am fɛs] 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

fess up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fess up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
When she learns she can not return it, she realizes she must fess up.
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And don't require her to apologize or fess up at the end of the timeout, either.
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Rather than hiding income, taxpayers just fess up and pay their share.
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Why is that so impossible to imagine or comprehend, especially since they fess up to it amongst themselves?
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And if you don't fess up to mistakes, it is easy to find the truth.
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Or after giving him a taste of what he enjoys, fess up to something you've always wanted to try.
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To be truly credible, an auditor general must fearlessly expose government boondoggles but also fess up to her blunders.
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What is an agent supposed to do if a client doesn't fess up about a home's history?
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People involved in such accidents aren't necessarily going to fess up either.
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Surveys are often based on self-reports, and people often don't want to fess up or misreport the amount they use.
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