sell up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sell up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for sell up in the English»French Dictionary

I.sell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N inf (deception, disappointment)

II.sell <pret, pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB trans

1. sell (gen) COMM:

III.sell <pret, pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB intr

IV.to sell oneself <pret, pp sold> VB refl

See also soft sell, hard sell

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

sell up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sell up in the English»French Dictionary

I.sell [sel] N no pl (thing to sell)

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A country landowner decides to sell up and move to the city, but later has a change of heart.
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With its coverage of police news, it managed to sell up to 35,000 and 40,000 copies.
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A book collector through life, he twice had to sell up, on the second occasion in 1905.
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In short, it's becoming hard to sell up and move on so the only option for space-starved homeowners is to extend up or out.
www.independent.co.uk
They planned to build one hotel-casino and sell up to three other parcels to other developers.
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Selling privately isn't for everyone, but in the end it only cost us around $1800 to sell up, including advertising and legal costs.
tvnz.co.nz
This periodical came to sell up to 100,000 copies each week.
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A clause that would have allowed the state to sell up to 37 heating and cooling plants across the state without requiring competitive bids also generated controversy.
en.wikipedia.org
When those gains are not realised they may find themselves in financial trouble and be forced to sell up at a loss.
www.stuff.co.nz
The third option, of course, is to sell up.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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