muck up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for muck up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for muck 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

muck up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muck up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for muck up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Together the boys would rather play pranks and muck up than conform to the structure of pony club.
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And a word of warning for students who muck up when the teacher is out of the classroom -- don't bet on it.
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Unfortunately the effect of the carbon dioxide was to muck up that sensory system so that in some cases they were even attracted to predators.
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But his best asset is an unstoppable, rapid-fire flow that allows a flurry of details to spread across the track and nicely muck up expectations.
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She's cynical, a little wry, and she definitely doesn't want to get stuck with a stinker to muck up what's probably an excellent batting average.
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But let her muck up her own wedding with that stuff.
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It's another to muck up the gold medal when your whistle doesn't work.
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Why muck up a good story with forced, small-time obstacles?
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Add too much interactivity, however, and you muck up simulations of structure formation in the early universe.
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These are the glucose-protein combinations -- useless debris -- that muck up the body in just about every way imaginable.
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