ratchet up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ratchet up in the English»Serbian Dictionary

ratchet up VB trans inf

to ratchet up ⇄ sth

povećavati nešto (postepeno)

Translations for ratchet up in the English»Serbian Dictionary

ratch·et ['rætʃɪt] N TECH

ratchet

zupčanik m

I.up [ʌp] ADV

1. up (to higher position):

up

gore

up

naviše

up

uvis

hands up!

ruke uvis!

the water had come up to the level of the windows

voda je došla do visine prozora

four flights up

četiri sprata iznad

halfway up

na pola puta naviše

up and up

sve više i više

up and up

sve bolje i bolje

to stand up

ustati

2. up (erect):

up

uspravno

lean it up against the wall

nasloni to na zid

3. up (out of bed):

up

budan

to be up late

biti budan do kasno

to get up

ustati iz kreveta

up and about

[opet] na nogama

4. up (northwards):

up

ka severu

up

na sever

up

gore

up north

na sever

5. up (at higher place):

up

više

farther up

još gore u visinu

up here/there

ovde/tamo gore

I live on the next floor up

ja živim sprat više

6. up (toward):

up to sb/sth

do nekoga/nečega

she went up to the counter

otišla je do kase

to walk up to sb

ići prema nekome

7. up (in high position):

up

na vrhu

he's up there with the best

on je na vrhu, sa najboljima

she's something high up in the company

ona je na nekom visokom položaju u firmi

8. up (higher in price or number):

up

naviše

[from] £50 up

od 50 funti, pa naviše

for children aged 13 and up

za decu stariju od trinaest godina

9. up (to point of):

up until [or to]

do

up to £300

do 300 funti

10. up (in opposition to):

to be up against sb/sth

boriti se protiv nekog/nečeg

11. up (depend on):

to be up to sb

zavisiti od nekoga

I'll leave it up to you

to prepuštam tebi

12. up (contrive):

to be up to sth

smerati nešto

to be up to no good

imati zle namere

13. up (be adequate):

to be up to sth

biti dostojan nečega

to be up to doing sth

biti dorastao nečemu

to not be up to much

ne biti naročito dobar

14. up Am (apiece):

the score was 3 up at half-time

rezultat na poluvremenu je bio tri prema tri

9 up

devet prema devet

Phrases:

to be up with the clock

biti usaglašen s određenim vremenom

to be up to the ears in problems

biti u problemima do guše

II.up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (to higher position):

up

uz

up the ladder/mountain/stairs

uz merdevine/planinu/stepenice

2. up (along):

[just] up the road

samo napred putem

up and down

gore-dole

3. up (against flow):

up the river

uzvodno

4. up (at top of):

he's up that ladder

na vrhu merdevina je

5. up Aus, Brit inf (at):

I'll see you up the pub later

videćemo se kasnije u pabu

Phrases:

to be up the creek [without a paddle]

biti u nevolji do guše

to be up the creek [without a paddle]

nadrljati kao žuti

up hill and down dale

uzduž i popreko

up top Brit inf

baci kosku!

up yours! vulg

nosi se!

III.up [ʌp] ADJ

1. up attr (moving upward):

up

gornji

up

veći

2. up pred (leading):

up

vodeći

3. up pred (more intense):

the wind is up

vetar se pojačao

4. up pred (functioning properly):

up

ispravan

do you know when the server will be up again?

znaš li kad će server ponovo da proradi?

5. up pred (finished):

up

gotov

your time is up!

isteklo ti je vreme!

6. up pred inf (happening):

something is up

nešto se dešava

what's up?

šta se dešava?

7. up pred (informed):

how well up are you in Spanish?

koliko dobro vladaš španskim? inf

8. up pred (scheduled):

to be up for sale

biti stavljen na prodaju

9. up pred LAW:

to be up for trial person

biti pred suđenjem

to be up for trial case

biti spreman za raspravu

10. up pred (interested in):

who's up for a walk?

ko je za šetnju?

IV.up [ʌp] N

1. up inf (good period):

up

uspon m

ups and downs

usponi i padovi

Phrases:

to be on the up and up Brit, Aus inf (be improving)

biti sve bolji i bolji

V.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

to up and do sth

iznenada uraditi nešto

VI.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB trans

1. up (increase):

up

povećati // povećavati

up price, tax

povisiti

to up the stakes

povećati uloge

2. up glass:

up

dići // dizati

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The emergence of the new parties in parliament could ratchet up pressure for a firmer negotiating stance in peace talks.

www.metronews.ca

Older pinball machines used an electromechanical system for scoring wherein a pulse from a switch would cause a complex mechanism composed of relays to ratchet up the score.

en.wikipedia.org

This silly move will only ratchet up tension in an already volatile environment.

www.abc.net.au

The figures come as unions ratchet up talk of further public sector strikes against proposed changes to pension payouts.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Then bankers with superiority complexes will be tempted to ratchet up risk.

rabble.ca

But as more retailers ratchet up their lowest hourly wages to $9 or more, it will become tougher to reduce employee turnover with pay alone.

www.bloomberg.com

Employees are all set to ratchet up the protests.

www.deccanherald.com

No other basic taste has this capability to ratchet up taste perception.

theconversation.com

And a lot of the music of the first three games was playing up the heroism and then finding spots to ratchet up the tension.

metro.co.uk

Their boinging and clunking was a mechanical racket, the sound of gears grinding behind the backboard to ratchet up the score.

www.chicagoreader.com