string up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for string up in the English»French Dictionary

I.string [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] N

III.string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB trans

IV.string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB intr JOURN

See also bow2, bow1

I.bow2 [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

I.bow1 [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] 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

string up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for string up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for string up in the English»French Dictionary

II.string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When the weather was wet, residents had to string up lines inside their already crowded apartments.
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I'm gon na string up my guitar and let those strings dance, stretched thin.
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Clearly the government needs to string up these old bludgers.
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String up complete looks for every day and every possible occasion.
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Any old city can string up a few lights downtown and call it a holiday celebration.
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String up the cards you receive, along with decorative paper stars or hearts, across a window, behind the sofa, or along the mantel.
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Then anglers patiently wait until they get a bite and gently pull the string up with the crab attached to it.
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And it's maybe a little thing, but when the high schoolers string up hundreds of fragile glass bulbs in the barn for the dance?
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Rather than white lights, she likes to string up red chillies or white neoprene roses.
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Vendors string up blue tarps overhead to create shade.
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