pump up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pump up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for pump up in the English»French Dictionary

I.pump [Brit pʌmp, Am pəmp] N

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

pump up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pump up in the English»French Dictionary

pump2 [pʌmp] N (high-heeled shoe)

See also down2, down1

IV.down1 [daʊn] N (in football)

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It is designed to pump up to an average of annually.
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Won't you be tempted to pump up and gloss over when you sell your house?
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The station had the capacity to pump up to 9,000 gallons of water per minute.
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A lever broke the cartridge and enough gas escaped to pump up a tire.
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I was trying to pump up my teammates...
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As emotional images and disinformation pump up the right brain, the left is overpowered, no longer questioning information.
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But what low interest rates did was pump up the bubble faster and started higher inflation rates.
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This seemed only to pump up the visitors and to add to the discomfort, it began to rain.
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I reached for the fan button to pump up the air conditioning, and got ready to pull out.
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The sale price should flow from sustainable conditions, rather than the conditions of sale being used to pump up the sale price.
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