trade up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trade up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for trade up in the English»French Dictionary

I.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] N

5. trade METEO → trade wind

II.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB trans (swap)

III.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB intr

See also trade wind

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

trade up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trade up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Generally, elite schools do not look favorably on students who try to trade up to a more prestigious bumper sticker.
en.wikipedia.org
Has this draft convinced you not to trade up?
grantland.com
He started to trade up his womens wear and offer higher style garments.
en.wikipedia.org
He is, however, allowing for the likelihood that there other teams will offer to trade up.
www.usnews.com
Similar to the trend of better coffee and better wines, this tremendous increase was partly due to consumers who choose to trade up.
en.wikipedia.org
Another factor causing problems for first time buyers is that second time buyers are simply not moving because they can't trade up.
www.independent.ie
Do trade up, if possible, to reds that cost a little more for your chargrilled meats.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The bold moves to trade up to the top of the list was a strong indication that the top quarterbacks would go one-two.
au.eurosport.com
Newly minted motorcycle enthusiasts often like to trade up to more powerful machines once they feel comfortable on their bikes.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Lee gave the trade up in 2001 to pursue his business commitments.
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