English-French translations for build up

• renforcer
  Nous devons renforcer notre résilience aux effets du changement climatique. We must build up our resilience to the effects of climate change.
  Nous travaillons aussi à renforcer les ministères du commerce et de l’énergie. We are also working to build up the ministries of trade and energy.
  Mais au niveau européen, nous devons absolument renforcer nos moyens. At the European level, though, we absolutely have to build up our capacities.
• s'accumuler
  L'expérience suédoise des banques en expansion dans les États baltes démontre que les risques peuvent rapidement s'accumuler à la suite de déséquilibres croissants. The Swedish experience of expansive banks in the Baltic States demonstrates that the risks can quickly build up as a result of growing imbalances.
• s'empiler
• s'entasser

Definition of build up

• To erect; to construct
• To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages
• To strengthen
• In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣

Examples

• to build up a door
• Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up
• They had to build up their fortress to protect against attack

Related words

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