amp

1. (colloquial, usually)To amplify.

   He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

   steigern, aufdrehen

2. (colloquial, usually)To excite.

   Well you're very amped up today, what's got you so excited?

   antreiben, aufputschen

3. (colloquial, usually)To intensify or increase.

   2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books

   verstärken, hochtreiben

4. (colloquial, usually)To connect to amplifiers.

1. This is the best amp currently being sold.

   deDas ist der beste Verstärker, der zurzeit verkauft wird. — al_ex_an_der

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2. It's not the volts that kill you, it's the amps.

   Вбивають не вольти, а ампери. — deniko

   ruУбивают не вольты, а амперы. — Biga

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3. I don't usually use an amp when I'm practicing my guitar.

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4. Electric current is measured in amps.

   ruСила тока измеряется в амперах. — odexed

   deDie elektrische Stromstärke wird in Ampere gemessen. — Waldelfe

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5. This is the best amp being sold now.

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regular · Lesson

• amp upTo amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).
• amp downTo calm down; to speak or behave more quietly; to reduce the energy of (something).