tool up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tool up in the English»French Dictionary

I.tool [Brit tuːl, Am tul] N

III.tool [Brit tuːl, Am tul] VB intr inf, dated a. tool along

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

tool up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tool up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This string extends the tool up to the surface.
en.wikipedia.org
This order was to examine how difficult it would be for a non-arms manufacturer to tool up from scratch and produce handguns.
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We will have to keep our cool, tool up, and pick our spots.
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We might as well tool up to give those travel selfies substance.
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We don't pre-plan and tool up and draw out maps.
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If someone thinks they can tool up and compete, let them to that challenge.
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The fact word of mouth can be a powerful tool up here is helping us along.
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Time to tool up and take no prisoners...
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It takes a minimum of two-plus years to tool up for a production model.
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You'll respawn back at the start much stronger and with another 30 minutes to tool up for the final fight.
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