build·up also build-up (b ld  p )n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. The result of building up: a pipe clogged by rust buildup. 3. a. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign: The new movie was given a tremendous buildup in the media. b. Extravagant praise. |
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build-up
noun
1. increase, development, growth, expansion, accumulation, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, intensification, augmentation a build-up of troops
2. accumulation, amassing, accretion a build-up of gases in the city's sewers
Translations
build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] N
1. [of pressure, tension, traffic] → aumento m; [of gas] → acumulación f, concentración f; [of forces] → concentración f
2. (= publicity) → propaganda f
to give sth/sb a good build-up → hacer mucha propaganda a favor de algo/algn
to give sth/sb a good build-up → hacer mucha propaganda a favor de algo/algn
build-up
n
(inf) → Werbung f; publicity build-up → Werbekampagne f; they gave the play a good build-up → sie haben das Stück ganz groß herausgebracht (inf); the chairman gave the speaker a tremendous build-up → der Vorsitzende hat den Redner ganz groß angekündigt
(of pressure) → Steigerung f; (Tech also) → Verdichtung f; build-up of troops → Truppenmassierungen pl; a traffic build-up, a build-up of traffic → eine Verkehrsverdichtung
build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] n
a. (of pressure, gas) → aumento, accumulo (Mil) (of troops) → ammassamento; (of traffic) → aumento di volume, intensificarsi m (fig) (of tension) → aumento
b. (publicity) → campagna pubblicitaria
to give sb/sth a good build-up → fare buona pubblicità a qn/qc
to give sb/sth a good build-up → fare buona pubblicità a qn/qc
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