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1 step up
1. intransitive verb1) (ascend) hinaufsteigenstep up into — [ein]steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug]
step up on to — steigen auf (+ Akk.) [Podest, Tisch]
2) (approach)3) (increase) zunehmen2. transitive verberhöhen; intensivieren [Wahlkampf]; verstärken [Anstrengungen]; verschärfen [Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, Streik]* * *(to increase: The firm must step up production.) steigern* * *◆ step upI. vt▪ to \step up up ⇆ sth etw verstärkenthe pace of the reforms is being \step upped up die Reformen werden jetzt beschleunigtto \step up up the fighting die Kämpfe verschärfento \step up up sales die Verkaufszahlen steigernto \step up up the tempo das Tempo erhöhento \step up up the voltage die Spannung erhöhenII. vi* * *1. vt sepsteigern; efforts also, security, campaign, search, criticism, support, activities verstärken; pressure also, demands, volume, numbers, pace erhöhen; fight steigern2. vi1) (= come forward) vortretento step up to sb —
step up, ladies and gentlemen — treten Sie näher, meine Damen und Herren
he stepped up onto the stage —
he stepped up another rung — er stieg eine Sprosse höher
* * *A v/i1. hinauf-, heraufsteigen2. zugehen (to auf akk)3. sich steigern4. US umg (im Rang) befördert werdenB v/t1. steigern, die Produktion etc ankurbeln, Forderungen etc hochschrauben2. ELEK hochtransformieren3. US umg jemanden (im Rang) befördern* * *1. intransitive verb1) (ascend) hinaufsteigenstep up into — [ein]steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug]
step up on to — steigen auf (+ Akk.) [Podest, Tisch]
2) (approach)3) (increase) zunehmen2. transitive verberhöhen; intensivieren [Wahlkampf]; verstärken [Anstrengungen]; verschärfen [Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, Streik]* * *v.beschleunigen v.
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