ring up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ring up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for ring up in the English»French Dictionary

I.ring [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

III.ring <pret rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] 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

ring up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ring up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They both return home craving food and so decide to ring up the local pizza takeaway.
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It wasn't bad news for all retailers, as stores are expected to ring up $469.1 billion during the holiday season.
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A person finding himself with inadequate prepaid time to make a call will ring up the intended recipient of the call and hang up immediately.
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It got to the point where you had to ring up, ask for the vacancies, and then take the apartment sight unseen.
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Listeners ring up with a piece of trivia (an amazing fact).
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The movie was a science-fiction satire about a road race whose drivers ring up points by deliberately running people down.
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Stores across the country are ditching the old-fashioned, clunky machines and having salespeople -- and even shoppers themselves -- ring up sales on smartphones and tablet computers.
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If they ring up the first person they talk to, the person who answers the phone.
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If you're keen on a particular school, ring up to check their admissions criteria.
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Such a choice may scandalize the modern reader, and he may stretch out his patriotic hand to the telephone at once and ring up the police.
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