upped
Past participle of up.

up

up
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. en haut
André lives in the valley, but his whole family lives up in the mountains.André habite dans la vallée, mais toute sa famille vit en haut, dans les montagnes.
b. vers le haut
When the arrow points up, press the button.Lorsque la flèche pointe vers le haut, appuyez sur le bouton.
c. en l'air
Travis looked up and saw the stars twinkling.Travis a regardé en l'air et a vu les étoiles scintiller.
a.
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no direct translation
Grocery prices have shot up throughout the city.Les prix des produits alimentaires ont explosé dans toute la ville.
The price of wheat went up 10% last year.Le prix du blé a augmenté de 10 % l’année dernière.
a. debout
I had to stand up during the bus ride to work because all the seats were taken.J'ai dû rester debout pendant le trajet en bus pour aller au travail, car tous les sièges étaient pris.
a. vers le nord
Daniel is driving up the coast.Daniel remonte la côte vers le nord.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. en hausse
The price of apples is up this season.Le prix des pommes est en hausse cette saison.
b. à la hausse
Sales are up! How did you do it?Les ventes sont à la hausse ! Comment as-tu fait ?
a. debout
I'm never up earlier than 8 a.m.Je ne suis jamais debout avant 8 heures du matin.
b. levé
Sherry was already up when I went downstairs to make coffee.Sherry était déjà levée quand je suis descendue faire du café.
a. construit
The houses in the new eco-friendly district are finally up.Les maisons du nouveau quartier écologique sont enfin construites.
b. posé
The wallpaper is up. Do you like it?Le papier peint est posé. Ça te plaît ?
a. debout
Could you bring me my glasses while you're up?Tu pourrais m'apporter mes lunettes, tant que tu es debout ?
a. levé
Howard's hand was up, but the teacher ignored him.Howard avait la main levée, mais le professeur l'a ignoré.
a. terminé
My free trial for the website will be up tomorrow.Mon essai gratuit du site Internet sera terminé demain.
b. écoulé (for time)
The two hours are up. Please bring me your exams.Les deux heures sont écoulées. Apportez-moi vos copies, s’il vous plaît.
11. (used to describe the tide)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. haut
Look, the tide is up now!Regarde, la marée est haute, maintenant !
a.
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no direct translation
The Bulls are up by five.Les Bulls mènent de cinq points.
The Steelers are up by 12 points.Les Steelers ont 12 points d’avance.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a word and another word (e.g., par, en).
preposition
a. en haut de
Nellie climbed up the ladder to reach the apples.Nellie a grimpé en haut de l'échelle pour atteindre les pommes.
b. plus haut dans
There's a restaurant up this street on the left.Il y a un restaurant plus haut dans cette rue, sur la gauche.
c. au bout de
The Carters' farm is up the road.La ferme des Carter se trouve au bout de la route.
d. en amont de (of a river)
We need to go up the river to get back to the campground.Il faut revenir en amont de la rivière pour regagner le camping.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
14.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to increase)
a. augmenter
We've upped the offer, but the owner of the house still refuses to sell it.Nous avons augmenté notre offre, mais le propriétaire de la maison refuse toujours de la vendre.
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