send up

send up
transitive verb
1) (Brit. coll.): (parody) parodieren
2) (cause to rise) steigen lassen [Ballon]; hochtreiben [Preis, Kosten, Temperatur]

send somebody's temperature up — (fig. joc.) jemanden zum Kochen bringen (ugs.)

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◆ send up
vt
▪ to \send up up ⇆ sth etw zuschicken
I've asked for some samples to be sent up from the stores ich habe um die Zusendung einiger Muster aus dem Lager gebeten
2. AM (incarcerate)
▪ to \send up up ⇆ sb jdn inhaftieren
how many years were you sent up for? wie viele Jahre warst du im Gefängnis?
3. (fam: parody)
▪ to \send up up ⇆ sb jdn nachäffen fam
▪ to \send up up ⇆ sth etw ansteigen lassen
to \send up up prices Preise ansteigen lassen
to \send up up sb's temperature das Fieber in die Höhe treiben
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vt sep
1) rocket hochschießen; balloon steigen lassen; flare in die Luft schießen

I sent up a prayer of thanks — ich habe ein Dankgebet zum Himmel geschickt

2) prices, temperature hochtreiben, in die Höhe treiben; pressure steigen lassen
3) (= destroy) in die Luft gehen lassen

to send sth up in flames — etw in Flammen aufgehen lassen

4) (Brit inf = satirize) verulken (inf)
5) (US inf = send to prison) hinter Gitter bringen (inf)
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send up v/t
1. a) hinaufschicken:
send up a prayer ein Gebet nach oben schicken
b) einen Ballon steigen lassen
2. fig die Preise, Temperatur etc steigen lassen
3. umg jemanden, etwas
a) parodieren, verulken
b) persiflieren
4. US umg → academic.ru/65855/send_down">send down 5
* * *
transitive verb
1) (Brit. coll.): (parody) parodieren
2) (cause to rise) steigen lassen [Ballon]; hochtreiben [Preis, Kosten, Temperatur]

send somebody's temperature up — (fig. joc.) jemanden zum Kochen bringen (ugs.)


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