mop up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mop up in the English»French Dictionary

I.mop [Brit mɒp, Am mɑp] N

II.mop <pres part mopping; pret, pp mopped> [Brit mɒp, Am mɑp] VB trans

III.mop <pres part mopping; pret, pp mopped> [Brit mɒp, Am mɑp] 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

mop up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mop up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It helped mop up after the six divisions that had gone ashore earlier.
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The air action destroyed remaining resistance, allowing the army to mop up.
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Four years later, however, the state government is in meltdown, creating a toxic fiscal and political mess that will take years to mop up.
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All that was left to do was mop up the scattered pockets of resistance on the peninsula.
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People love someone who adds to their cheer just as they shy away from people who mop up their kindness.
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If they don't, at least they provide a contest for the small forwards to mop up.
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Leaving the prisoners for his support squad to pick up, he proceeded to mop up positions in the immediate area, capturing more prisoners and bringing his total count to 17.
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Rigid schedules sent in two more waves of infantry to mop up the strong points that had been bypassed.
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Her other children, aged 7 and 11, were instructed by her to help mop up his blood.
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No. 94 was adamant he isn't coming home to mop up his career here.
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