lap up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lap up in the English»French Dictionary

II.lap <pres part lapping; pret, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] VB trans

III.lap <pres part lapping; pret, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] 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

lap up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lap up in the English»French Dictionary

III.lap2 [læp] SPORTS VB intr (complete one circuit)

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The prey is gradually paralysed and the digestive fluid turns part of it into a brown broth that the larva can lap up.
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When it detects prey, it frantically digs a hole and thrust its nose into it, using its long, sticky tongue to lap up any insects it may find.
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They then lap up the insects with their sticky tongues.
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She used to lap up the spotlight, but this time around she is shying away from it.
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The horsefly can then lap up the blood.
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News outlets and publications usually lap up stories of social injustice.
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But debate moderators lap up their simplistic rendering of the economy.
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We appreciated it so that we could lap up the soft vegetables and sauces on our plates.
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Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar, using their long hairy tongues to lap up the liquid; the proboscis is folded under the head for flight.
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No wonder both connoisseurs and collectors eagerly lap up his vast output.
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