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

punch up VB trans

1. punch up (register):

to punch up ⇆ sth

etw eintippen [o. eingeben]

to punch up data on a computer

Daten aufrufen

2. punch up Am (brighten up):

to punch up ⇆ sth [with sth] presentation, speech

etw [mit etw dat ] aufpeppen

ˈpunch-up N Brit

punch-up

Schlägerei f

punch-up

Prügelei f

to get into a punch-up voluntarily

eine Schlägerei anfangen

to get into a punch-up involuntarily

in eine Schlägerei geraten

to have a punch-up

sich acc prügeln

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to punch up data on a computer

Daten aufrufen

to have a punch-up

sich acc prügeln

to punch up ⇆ sth [with sth] presentation, speech

etw [mit etw dat ] aufpeppen

to get into a punch-up involuntarily

in eine Schlägerei geraten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Who would win in a punch-up between you two?

metro.co.uk

All parties left the bar shortly after the punch-up.

www.herald.ie

And only 22.6% of them said they'd been in a punch-up.

www.businessinsider.com.au

It was definitely a good-going punch-up, but how many were involved?

www.scotsman.com

Me versus five, practically turning into a punch-up over disagreements.

www.mirror.co.uk

It's not a common sight when you go to buy a burger, but this punch-up footage has gone viral after it was shared online.

www.irishmirror.ie

The question here is merely what day you pencil-in the punch-up in your diary.

www.abc.net.au

A wedding turned into a nightmare when up to 30 guests became embroiled in a violent punch-up.

www.irishmirror.ie

It is quasi-legalised thuggery with the goal of having a punch-up with the police and of the opportunity to claim "police brutality".

www.smh.com.au

He does not engage normally himself in combat, whereas most of the villagers enjoy a good punch-up (even with each other).

en.wikipedia.org