touch up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for touch up in the English»French Dictionary

I.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] N

4. touch (element):

il y a du gel dans l'air inf

II.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] VB trans

III.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] VB intr

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

touch up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for touch up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The story team continued to touch up the script as production was underway.
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It needs some paint touch up and chrome work.
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In order to remove scratches and abrasions from furniture, one needs to touch up or polish the particular piece.
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Since then, it has not been majorly renovated at any point, although it gets a little painting and touch up once a year.
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Then we have the white areas to touch up as well...
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You can use your fingers to touch up the high points of your face and your lips.
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They could touch up a little being with such skill that its father could not have recognized it.
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They have to touch up their make-up throughout the flight.
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Once the panels were installed using hydraulic cranes, artists would go up on the installed billboard and touch up the edges between panels.
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Geisha wore thick white foundation with limited time to touch up their makeup during performances.
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