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| Principales traductions |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (annoy or excite) (passion) | exciter⇒ vtr |
| | (colère) | énerver⇒ vtr |
| | | to work sb up into a frenzy : rendre hystérique vtr + adj |
| | The politician's speech worked the crowd up. The boss was worked up because I was five minutes late. |
| | Le discours de l'homme politique a excité la foule. |
| | Le patron était énervé parce que j'avais cinq minutes de retard. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (produce, generate) | to work up a sweat : transpirer⇒, suer⇒ vi |
| | | to work up enthusiasm for sth : s'enthousiasmer pour [qch] v pron + prép |
| | I'm so unfit that I work up a sweat just walking down to the corner. |
| | Je manque tellement d'entraînement que je transpire rien qu'en allant au coin de la rue. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (prepare) | préparer⇒, élaborer⇒, concocter⇒ vtr |
| | Susan will try to work up a sketch by Friday. |
| | Susanne va préparer un schéma d'ici vendredi. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| work [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (develop [sth]) | créer⇒, développer⇒ vtr |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (medicine: do diagnostic procedures) (Médecine) | examiner⇒ vtr |
| | | faire un examen loc v |
| | The doctor worked the patient up thoroughly in her attempts to find the source of the problem. |
| | Le médecin a examiné le patient minutieusement afin de trouver la source du problème. |
| | Le médecin a fait un examen minutieux du patient afin de trouver la source du problème. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
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workup,
work-up n | (medicine: diagnostic procedures) | bilan de santé nm |
| | (anglicisme) | check-up nm |
| | The doctor ordered a cardiovascular workup. |
workup,
work-up n | (printing: ink smear) | traduction non disponible |
workup,
work-up n | (ship: making seaworthy) (Nautique) | gréement nm |
| | The ship will remain in dock until the workup has been completed. |
workup,
work-up n | (navy: training period) (Marine) | entraînement nm |
| | The soldiers are in the middle of one of their annual workups to keep them in shape. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
Verbes à particule
work up | workup |
| work up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (gather courage) | essayer de trouver le courage de loc v |
| | I'm still working up to asking her out on a date. |
| | J'essaie encore de trouver le courage de l'inviter à sortir. |
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