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build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (business, etc.: develop) (bildlig) | bygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Johnson gradually built up his business empire. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (muscles, physique: develop) | bygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Jason does weight training to build up his arm muscles. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confidence: strengthen) (bildlig) | bygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | stärka vtr |
| | The victory will help the team to build up its confidence. |
| build up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: mount) (bildlig) | bygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Excitement was building up as the runners lined up for the race. |
| build up vi phrasal | (accumulate) | byggas upp vitr partikel |
| | (formell) | ansamlas vitr |
| | | hopa sig vitr partikel |
| | Traffic is building up around the scene of the crash. |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) (eftersträva resultat) | verka för ngt vitr + prep |
| | (anstränga sig för ngt) | jobba för ngt, arbeta för ngt vtr + prep |
| | (förbereda sig) | ladda upp inför ngt, ladda upp för ngt vbal uttr |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr + adv | (construct) | bygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (formell) | uppföra vtr |
| | | resa, uppresa vtr |
| | They built up the wall using bricks made from local stone. |
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup of [sth],
build-up of [sth] n | (gradual increase) | ackumulation, ackumulering s |
| | (bildlig) | uppladdning s |
| | Lack of exercise leads to a gradual build-up of fat in the body. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | uppladdning s |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
buildup,
build-up n | (accumulation) | ackumulering s |
| | You can use a razor blade to remove the buildup of soot. |