run-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for run-up in the English»French Dictionary

run-up [Brit ˈrʌnʌp, Am ˈrə ˌnəp] N

1. run-up SPORTS:

run-up

course f d'élan

to take a run-up

prendre son élan pour sauter

Phrases:

the run-up to (period preceding) election, Christmas

la dernière ligne droite avant

I.run up VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] (run up [sth], run [sth] up)

1. run up (accumulate):

run up bill, debt

accumuler

2. run up (make):

run up dress, curtains

fabriquer

3. run up (raise):

run up flag

hisser

I.run up against VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] (run up against [sth])

run up against obstacle, difficulty:

run up against

se heurter à

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to run up the stairs

monter l'escalier en courant

to run up against or run into a brick wall

se heurter à un mur

Translations for run-up in the French»English Dictionary

dévaliser [devalize] VB trans

1. dévaliser (voler):

dévaliser personne, banque, coffre

to rob

dévaliser personne, banque, coffre

to clean out inf

appartement on s'est fait dévaliser pendant le voyage

we were robbed during the journey

2. dévaliser (vider):

dévaliser

to clean out inf

la boutique de jouets a été dévalisée à l'approche de Noël

the toyshop has been completely cleaned out in the run-up to Christmas

les soldes ont bien marché, j'ai été dévalisé!

the sales went well, I'm completely cleaned out!

les enfants ont dévalisé le garde-manger

the children have raided the larder

I.calculer [kalkyle] VB trans

1. calculer (compter):

calculer trajectoire, pourcentage, moyenne, surface

to calculate, to work out

j'ai calculé que ça me reviendrait moins cher de prendre l'avion

I worked out that it would be cheaper for me to go by plane

2. calculer (évaluer):

calculer avantages, chances

to weigh up

calculer résultats, effort

to gauge

calculer son élan SPORTS

to judge one's run-up

calculer son rythme SPORTS

to pace oneself

il a mal calculé son geste et il a renversé le vase

he misjudged his movement and knocked over the vase

tout bien calculé

all things considered

3. calculer (préméditer):

calculer ses effets

to stage things carefully

calculer son coup

to plan one's move

II.calculer [kalkyle] VB intr

calculer personne, machine:

calculer

to calculate

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accourir

to run up

élan

run up

prendre son élan

to take a run up

hisser voile, drapeau

to hoist, to run up

run-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run-up in the English»French Dictionary

run-up N

1. run-up (running approach):

run-up

course f

2. run-up Brit (prelude, final stage):

run-up

dernière étape f

the run-up to sth

le compte à rebours avant qc

run up against VB trans

run up against

se heurter à

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to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to run up a bill

avoir une facture

to run up/down the street

monter/descendre la rue en courant

Translations for run-up in the French»English Dictionary

élancer² [elɑ̃se] VB refl

1. élancer (se précipiter):

s'élancer vers qn/qc

to rush up to sb/sth

s'élancer à la poursuite de qn

to rush after sb

2. élancer (prendre son élan):

s'élancer

to take a run-up

s'élancer dans les airs

to soar into the air

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prendre son élan (en courant)

to take a run up

run-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to run up a bill

avoir une facture

to run up/down the street

monter/descendre la rue en courant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A run-up area is a location at an airport where pilots can perform run-up checks of their aircraft.

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There is no run-up, and no bouncing is allowed; momentum is gained primarily through swinging the arms.

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For smaller inputs, an even larger percentage of the total measurement time is spent in the run-up phase.

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He has great strength for a bowler of his height and a commendable run-up.

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He was known to dislike physical exercise and so developed a run-up of just one or two paces.

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His run-up is short, even by spinners' standards, but his bowling action itself is a whir, followed by a tight follow-through.

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There were also fresh signs of pessimism among the country's manufacturers in the run-up to the referendum, but a leading credit card firm said spending rose immediately after the vote.

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A tsunami with a run-up height of 50 cm was observed.

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The run-up will have added some unknown amount of charge to the integrator.

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The first scheme was used in the run-up to 1.0.

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