pack up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pack up in the English»French Dictionary

I.pack up VB [Brit pak -, Am pæk -] (pack up)

II.pack up VB [Brit pak -, Am pæk -] (pack [sth] up, pack up [sth])

Translations for pack 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

pack up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pack up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The girls pack up their bags and hop on their bicycles.
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Only having an extremely short time to pack up and go, the family brought only a fraction of the personal jewels they owned.
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The idea that you did not have to pack up and go to a park but actually live in one was part of the attraction.
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If the player has a pair in his hand of the last card discarded, he has the option of picking the pack up.
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While the villagers are gathered, the constable arrives to tell everyone that they have three days to pack up and leave the town.
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A friend sends him a trunk with directions to pack up and be off.
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His expulsion was immediate; he was given three hours to pack up and move out.
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They began to pack up and try to find a way out of the country.
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Frighten, the young man hurries to pack up his belongings.
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They had no choice but to immediately pack up and abandon their leased apartment and the furniture they had bought for it.
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