think up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for think up in the English»French Dictionary

I.think [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] N

II.think <pret, pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB trans

1. think (hold view, believe):

2. think (imagine):

3. think (have thought, idea):

III.think <pret, pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB intr

1. think (engage in thought):

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

think up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for think up in the English»French Dictionary

I.think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB intr

II.think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB trans

See also down2, down1

IV.down1 [daʊn] N (in football)

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Nevertheless, they are useful because they are quick to think up and often give good approximations to the optimum.
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If he or she can not think up an answer to a question, he or she may pass.
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We couldn't think up things as funny as the real things that had happened.
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This pre-memorisation and practice at forming images reduces the time required to think up a good imaginary object and create a strong memorable impression of it.
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We'll also think up something special for this show as a way to show them our appreciation for waiting for us to come back.
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I could think up games for hours at a time.
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He must learn to think up plausible reasons for the actions of the organization and not let the purely political motive stick out like a sore thumb.
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They write the words we remember, they create the characters we love, they think up the lines that stay with us forever.
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Ted appears dead to rights and abruptly leaves to think up an explanation.
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It stands out, with the determination to think up and implement new ideas.
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