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Phrasal Verbs Utilisant 'Up' - Becoming

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Phrasal Verbs With 'Up'
to boil up
to boil up
[verbe]

(of a situation or feeling) to start to get out of control and reach a more dangerous state

monter

monter

Ex: Don't let small disagreements boil up into major conflicts. 
to dry up
to dry up
[verbe]

to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation

sécher, se dessécher

sécher, se dessécher

Ex: As the sun beat down, the river began to dry up, revealing more of its rocky bed. 
to fog up
to fog up
[verbe]

(of glass, mirrors, lenses, and other such surfaces) to become covered by fog

s'embuer, se couvrir de buée

s'embuer, se couvrir de buée

Ex: The bathroom mirror fogged up after a hot shower. 
to freeze up

to become solid or immobile due to cold temperatures, often leading to a lack of functionality

geler, se bloquer

geler, se bloquer

Ex: The car's engine froze up in the bitter winter cold, and it wouldn't start. 
to grow up
to grow up
[verbe]

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

grandir

grandir

Ex: Many children dream of what they want to be when they grow up. 
to heat up
to heat up
[verbe]

to make something warm or hot

réchauffer

réchauffer

Ex: I'm going to heat up some curry for lunch. 
to sober up

to stop being under the influence of alcohol

dessoûler, reprendre ses esprits

dessoûler, reprendre ses esprits

Ex: After a night of heavy drinking, he needed time to sober up before facing the day. 
to steam up

to cause a surface particularly a glass one to become foggy

embuer, buée

embuer, buée

Ex: The boling the teapot steamed the windows up, creating a hazy effect. 
to mist up
to mist up
[verbe]

(of a piece of glass or mirror) to have a thin layer of water droplets forms on its surface, often due to a difference in temperature or humidity

s'embuer, se couvrir de buée

s'embuer, se couvrir de buée

Ex: As the car drove through the chilly mountain pass, the windows began to mist up, obscuring the view outside. 
to ice up
to ice up
[verbe]

to get coated with ice, often due to freezing temperatures

geler, se couvrir de glace

geler, se couvrir de glace

Ex: Be careful driving on the roads tonight; they might ice up with the dropping temperatures. 
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