get up to in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for get up to in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for get up to in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for get up to in the English»French Dictionary

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

See also stuff, rich, drunk, drink, chest

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

truc m inf
ça pue ce truc! inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

I.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] N + vb pl

III.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] ADJ

V.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ]

I.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] VB pp

drunk → drink

II.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] N

III.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] ADJ

IV.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk]

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

I.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N

2. strain (pressure):

III.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans

IV.strain [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr

See also nerve

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

nerves npl:

nerfs mpl
trac m inf

I.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

II.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

flatten → flatten out

See also flatten out

I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

dernier/-ière
top division SPORTS
premier/-ière
to get top marks SCHOOL

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

il pousse! inf
to be the tops inf, dated

I.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] N

II.substitute [Brit ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt, Am ˈsəbstəˌt(j)ut] VB trans

I.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] N

II.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] VB trans

III.to sponge off, to sponge on VB intr inf, pej

I.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB trans

II.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB intr form

III.to attach oneself to VB refl

I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] N a. free period SCHOOL

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

2. free (not captive or tied):

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

See also trouble-free, tax-free, lunch, lead-free, country

trouble-free [Brit ˌtrʌb(ə)lˈfriː, Am ˌtrəblˈfri] ADJ

I.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] N

II.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] VB intr

lead-free [Brit lɛdˈfriː, Am lɛdˈfri] ADJ

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

get up to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for get up to in the English»French Dictionary

I.get <got, got [or Am, Aus gotten]> [get] VB trans inf

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

See also from, at-sign, at2, at1

at → at-sign

See also down3, down2, down1

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