English-French translation for "to kick up"
"to kick up" French translation
to kick up {verb}
to kick up {vb} (also: to lever up, to lift, to lift off, to lift up)
to kick up {vb} (also: to backlash, to spark, to spark off, to trigger)
kick {noun}
kick {noun}
[English] As the famous English quotation says: "If you want honey, don't kick the beehive."
The violent kick caused Mr. Mori great pain on his right knee.
I do not think you can rely on government of any political stripe to move ahead unless you give them a kick every now and again.
During the interrogation, he was thrown to the ground, kicked and insulted.
He had been kicking her in the shins and had pulled a knife on her.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "kick up":
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Synonyms (English) for "kick":
Usage examples
Usage examples for "to kick up" in French
Sometimes it is necessary to kick up a fuss, to abandon the politics of peace and quiet and, at long last, provide an answer to the real problems of our citizens.
Along comes a lobby group - in this instance the Canadian, American and Russian fur industry - and kicks up a big fuss, and we are left with nothing.
The physical aggression scale included throwing or smashing objects, pushing, slapping, kicking, beating up, and threatening with or using a knife or gun.
Mr President, Mr Schulz, together with his socialist colleagues, has joined the ranks of the Polish post-Communists in kicking up a fuss about the fate of homosexuals in Poland.
We do not fear nuclear weapons, because when Israel acquired nuclear weapons a few years ago by the same method, we did not kick up such a fuss.
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