prop up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prop up in the English»French Dictionary

I.prop [Brit prɒp, Am prɑp] N

II.prop <pres part propping; pret, pp propped> [Brit prɒp, Am prɑp] VB trans

III.to prop oneself against VB refl

to prop oneself against refl < pres part propping; pret, pp propped> tree, wall:

See also property, propeller

I.property [Brit ˈprɒpəti, Am ˈprɑpərdi] N

III.property [Brit ˈprɒpəti, Am ˈprɑpərdi]

propeller [Brit prəˈpɛlə, Am prəˈpɛlər] N

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

prop up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prop up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The introduction was seen as a way to help stop the sales slide and prop up the chain's flagging sales.
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When the wings were demolished, nothing was done to prop up the remainder of the house.
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The imports were intended to prop up company sales.
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The purpose of these reforms, however, was to prop up the existing centrally planned economy, unlike later reforms, which tended toward market socialism.
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As two columns they prop up the whole earth; with their weights they stabilise the whole world.
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To prop up the value of the nation's currency, the central bank may resort to creating artificial demand for its currency.
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They can be used to prop up furniture and light stands, for leveling camera dolly track, or to provide temporary seats, workbenches, or stepladders.
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In the end, when the judge comes to check the condition of the chawl, the landlord's men prop up the place, thus convincing the judge that all is well.
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The county made a request for a federal grant of $6,480 to repair and prop up the foundation.
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To ensure that state funds were not used to prop up commercially unsustainable films the screenplays were vetted, thereby creating a form of preproduction censorship.
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