power up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for power up in the English»French Dictionary

I.power [Brit ˈpaʊə, Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r] N

II.power [Brit ˈpaʊə, Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r] VB trans

See also nuclear-powered

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

power up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for power up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for power up in the English»French Dictionary

I.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] N

II.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB intr (move)

III.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB trans

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
An incremental encoder accurately records changes in position, but does not power up with a fixed relation between encoder state and physical position.
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The electrical energy is used to power up these car jacks to raise and lower itself automatically.
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After finishing, he sent his technician to power up the transmitter, and attempted to lower the cherry picker down.
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Both of them ask the group to power up the third and final tower in their favor.
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The player collects fruit to score points and power up to knock enemies out.
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Trip then gets the mystery device, a temporal distress beacon, to power up, and soon all evidence of the future ship and its contents dematerialize.
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A hard bricked device doesn't power up or show any vendor logo, basically the screen remains blank.
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To satiate his unnatural hunger and at the same time power up, he consumes flesh and absorbs magic.
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However, he doesn't power up once but at least 6 times.
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If they suffer damage or overtax their powers, they must absorb electricity (power up) to recover.
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