"be up to" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

Audio: en-au-be up to.ogg Forms: to be up to [infinitive], is up to [present, third-person, singular], was up to [preterite], been up to [participle, past], being up to [participle, present]
  1. Faire ou se préparer à faire quelque chose, particulièrement avec malignité. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-be_up_to-en-verb-tUADaLEs Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
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