tie up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tie up in the English»French Dictionary

I.tie up VB [Brit tʌɪ -, Am taɪ -] (tie [sb/sth] up, tie up [sb/sth])

II.tie up VB [Brit tʌɪ -, Am taɪ -] (to be tied up) (be busy)

tie-up [Brit, Am ˈtaɪ ˌəp] N

Translations for tie up in the English»French Dictionary

I.tie [Brit tʌɪ, Am taɪ] N

II.tie <pres part tying> [Brit tʌɪ, Am taɪ] VB trans

III.tie <pres part tying> [Brit tʌɪ, Am taɪ] VB intr

IV.to tie oneself to VB refl

See also old school tie

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

tie up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tie up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As such, engaging in block trading can tie up a broker-dealer's capital.
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Cases on the short cause calendar will get priority since they will not tie up a courtroom for a long time.
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Prior to the lava flow, the area was a small semi-sheltered cove where fishing boats would tie up.
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He can also summon vines from the ground to tie up an enemy.
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For this purpose they carried ropes to tie up captives and even large baskets to carry away children.
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However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up.
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An exceptionally lucky visitor might find space at the dock to tie up.
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Accidental calls, if not hung up immediately, tie up the recipient's phone line.
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The two imps tie up all loose ends with their cosmic powers.
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It might want to tie up the facilities of the opposition.
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