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build·up also build-up  (bldp)

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.

Thesaurus

build-up

noun 1. increase, development, growth, expansion, accumulation, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, intensification, augmentation

noun 2. accumulation, accretion

noun 3. hype, promotion, publicity, plug (informal) puff, razzmatazz (slang) brouhaha, ballyhoo (informal)

Translations

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] n (= publicity): to give sb/sth a good build-up → hacer mucha propaganda de algn/algo

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] n [of gas etc] → accumulation f (= publicity);

to give sb/sth a good build-up → faire de la pub pour qn/qch

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] n → Ansammlung f;

(publicity);

to give sb/sth a good build-up → jdn/etw ganz groß herausbringen

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] n [of gas etc] → accumulo (= publicity): to give sb/sth a good build-up → fare buona pubblicità a qn/qc