saw up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for saw up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for saw 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

II.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB trans

1. see (perceive):

to see that
voir que

III.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB intr

IV.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB refl

See also see

II.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB trans

1. see (perceive):

to see that
voir que

III.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB intr

IV.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB refl

saw up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saw up in the English»French Dictionary

See also see2, see1

Phrases:

to see the last [or Brit, Aus the back] of sb/sth
to not see the wood Brit, Aus [or Am the forest] for the trees

II.saw2 <-ed, sawn [or -ed, -ed]> [sɔ:, Am sɑ:] VB trans, intr

Phrases:

to see the last [or Brit, Aus the back] of sb/sth
to not see the wood Brit, Aus [or Am the forest] for the trees

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The engines saw up to twenty years of service.
en.wikipedia.org
I think they saw up to about a hundred actors for that.
www.indiewire.com
Last year saw up to 150 people a day dropping in without any other attractions to draw them.
www.trurodaily.com
He said he regularly saw up to six cats at a time sitting on the window sill behind the curtain.
www.themorningbulletin.com.au
I saw up close the social disintegration that is taking place.
irishecho.com
All the outdoor skiing arenas had free areas, which saw up to 25,000 extra spectators at the team jump and 75,000 extra spectators at the 50 km.
en.wikipedia.org
People apparently used to saw up tree stumps and hammer a spike through the centre to serve as a handle.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
I'm going out, "he told him," to saw up these trees that are falling and blocking the way.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Before becoming premier, she saw up close how teachers and child protection workers failed to connect -- and children fell through the cracks.
www.thestar.com
We saw up to 600 patients a day in our tents.
www.npr.org

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