Translations for „key up“ in the English » German Dictionary

key up VB trans

to key up ⇆ sb

jdn aufregen

to be keyed up for sth

auf etw acc eingestimmt sein

the rowdies were keyed up for a fight

die Rowdys waren in Kampfstimmung

to be all keyed up

völlig überdreht [o. ganz aufgedreht] sein inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lock sb up and throw away the key

jdn für immer und ewig einsperren inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first team to fill their bucket at the top, float their key up a tube and unlock their flag won a 1 kg advantage at the weigh-in.

en.wikipedia.org

It's making a key up-and-down here or getting a good bounce here, capitalizing on an opportunity here and there.

sports.inquirer.net

So in that way, you might be able to key up the vigilance for abnormal proteins.

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