run-up Pronunciation: /ˈrʌnʌp/Translate run-up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of run-upn 1 (for a jump) course (f) d'élan to take a run-up = prendre son élan pour sauter 2 (preceding period) the run-up to = la dernière ligne droite avantrun-up in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of run-up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of run-up in the US English dictionary