Locuciones verbales
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build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confidence: strengthen) | reforzar⇒ vtr |
| | The victory will help the team to build up its confidence. |
| | La victoria ayudará al equipo a reforzar su confianza en sí mismo. |
| build up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: mount) | crecer⇒ vi |
| | Excitement was building up as the runners lined up for the race. |
| | La emoción crecía mientras los corredores se ponían en fila para la carrera. |
| build up vi phrasal | (accumulate) | acumularse⇒ v prnl |
| | Traffic is building up around the scene of the crash. |
| | El tránsito se está acumulando alrededor de la escena del accidente. |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) | construirse hacia v prnl + prep |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
| | La carrera se fue construyendo hacia un emocionante final. |
| bulk up vi phrasal | (gain weight, put on muscle) | ganar músculo loc verb |
| | | muscularse⇒ v prnl |
| | The bodybuilder bulked up by eating huge quantities of carbs. |
| | El físico culturista ganó músculo comiendo grandes cantidades de carbohidratos. |
bump [sth] up,
bump up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (increase) | incrementar⇒ vtr |
| | The hotels always bump up their prices during the holiday weekend. |
| | Los hoteles siempre incrementan sus precios durante los fines de semana. |
bump [sth] up,
bump up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (move to a higher position) | hacer subir loc verb |
| | | subir⇒ vtr |
| | This win bumped the team up into third place in the league. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El costo de la materia prima se incrementó, lo que nos hizo subir los precios. |
| | Los precios no paran de subir desde que asumió el nuevo gobierno. |
| | | ascender⇒ vtr |
| | Esta victoria hizo ascender al equipo al tercer puesto de la liga. |
| bunch up vi phrasal | (gather into tight group) | amontonarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | apretujarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | apretujarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The cyclists had bunched up as they approached a sharp bend in the road. |
| | Los ciclistas se amontonaron al acercarse a la curva cerrada. |
| bunch up vi phrasal | (fabric: gather into folds) | fruncirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | plegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The dress didn't fit Sophie because it bunched up at the back. |
| | El vestido no le quedaba bien a Sophie porque se le fruncía en la espalda. |
| bundle [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (wrap together) | envolver⇒ vtr |
| | | empacar⇒ vtr |
| | | enrollar⇒ vtr |
| | The man bundled up my fish and chips in newspaper. |
| | El vendedor envolvió el pescado y las patatas fritas en periódico. |
| | El vendedor empacó el pescado y las patatas fritas en periódico. |
| | El vendedor enrolló el pescado y las patatas fritas en periódico. |
| bundle up vi phrasal | slang (dress warmly) | abrigarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It is best to bundle up before going out into cold weather. |
| | Es mejor abrigarse antes de salir al clima frío. |
| | | arroparse⇒ v prnl |
| | Es mejor arroparse antes de salir al clima frío. |
| | | taparse⇒ v prnl |
| | Es mejor taparse antes de salir al clima frío. |
bung up [sth],
bung [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (seal with a stopper) | tapar⇒ vtr |
| burn up vi phrasal | figurative, informal, US (have a high fever) (coloquial) | arder de fiebre loc verb |
| | | volar de fiebre loc verb |
| | When Cathy felt her son's forehead, he was burning up. |
| | Cuando Cathy le tocó la frente a su hijo, ardía de fiebre. |
| burn [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, US (make [sb] very angry) | poner furioso loc verb |
| | | hacer enojar a loc verb |
| | (AR) | calentar a vtr + prep |
| | It burns me up to see that man making my mum cry. |
| | Me pone furioso ver que ese hombre hace llorar a mi mamá. |
| burn up vi phrasal | figurative, informal, US (be very angry) (coloquial) | estar que bufa loc verb |
| | | estar furioso loc verb |
| | | arder de enojo loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | estar caliente loc verb |
bust [sth] up,
bust up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, US (end) | romper⇒ vtr |
| | | interrumpir⇒ vtr |
| | | poner fin loc verb |
| | Seems like I have to bust up a fight between those kids every day. |
| | Al parecer, todos los días tengo que romper una pelea entre esos chicos. |
| bust up vi phrasal | figurative, informal, US (couple: separate, split) (relación) | separarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | romper⇒ vi |
| | | terminar⇒ vi |
| | Lisa and Craig bust up after he had an affair. |
butter [sb] up,
butter up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (flatter, sweet-talk) (coloquial) | dorarle la píldora a loc verb |
| | He tried to butter up his boss in hopes of getting an extra day off. |
| | Stop trying to butter me up and just tell me what you want. |
| | Trató de dorarle la píldora al jefe para que le diera otro día libre. // Deja de dorarme la píldora y dime lo que quieres. |
button [sth] up,
button up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (fasten buttons) | abrochar⇒ vtr |
| | (con botón) | abotonar⇒ vtr |
| | | prender⇒ vtr |
| | Button up your jacket; it's cold outside. |
| | Abróchate la chaqueta; hace frío afuera. |
| button up vi phrasal | (clothing: be fastened) | abrocharse⇒ v prnl |
| | (con botón) | abotonarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | prenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | This jacket buttons up on the right. |
| button up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (keep silent) | callar⇒ vi |
| | You'd better button up about the missing cookies. |
| | Mejor que te calles sobre las galletitas que faltan. |
| | | cerrar la boca, callarse la boca loc verb |
| | Mejor que cierres la boca sobre las galletitas que faltan. |
| | | mantener la boca cerrada loc verb |
| | Mejor que mantengas la boca cerrada sobre las galletitas que faltan. |
| | (coloquial) | no soltar prenda loc verb |
| | Mejor que no sueltes prenda sobre las galletitas que faltan. |
| buy [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (purchase all of [sth]) | comprar todo loc verb |
| | We bought up all the store's balloons for the party. |
| | Compramos todos los globos que había en la tienda para la fiesta. |
| | | acaparar⇒ vtr |
| | Acaparamos todos los globos de la tienda para la fiesta. |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (phone) (ES) | dar un toque loc verb |
| | (MX, coloquial) | echar un fon, echar un telefonazo loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pegar un tubazo loc verb |
| | (PR, coloquial) | dar un timbrazo loc verb |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Let's call her up and check the plans. |
| | Démosle un toque y confirmemos los planes. |
| | Echémosle un fon y confirmemos los planes. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | pegar una llamada, pegar un telefonazo loc verb |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | usu passive (military: enlist) | reclutar a vtr + prep |
| | | llamar a filas a loc verb |
| | Conscripts were called up for military service according to their birthdates. |
| | Reclutaron a los conscriptos al servicio militar según su fecha de nacimiento. |
| can up vtr phrasal sep | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | enlatar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar en frascos loc verb |
| | They canned up a lot of the berries for later use. |
| | Enlataron las fresas para usarlas después. |
carve [sth] up,
carve up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cut into pieces) | cortar en pedacitos, cortar en cachitos loc verb |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| Note: hyphen used when term is a noun |
| | Paul carved up the slices of ham into small pieces so that his daughter could eat them. |
| | Paul cortó en pedacitos el jamón para que su hija pudiera comer. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) | repartirse⇒ v prnl |
| | After the war, the victors carved the defeated nations up into new administrative regions. |
| | Luego de la guerra, los vencedores se repartieron las naciones derrotadas para convertirlas en nuevas regiones administrativas. |
| | (figurado) | desguazar⇒ vtr |
| | Después de la guerra, los vencedores desguazaron a las naciones derrotadas para convertirlas en nuevas regiones administrativas. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (drive fast along: road) (ES, vulgar) | ir cagando leches expr |
| | He enjoys carving up the road in his flashy sports car. |
| | Disfruta ir cagando leches en su coche deportivo por la carretera. |
| | (MX, vulgar) | ir hecho la chingada expr |
| | Disfruta ir hecho la chingada en su coche deportivo por la carretera. |
| | (AR, vulgar) | manejar a los pedos expr |
| | Disfruta manejar a los pedos en su coche deportivo por la carretera. |
| | (ES, vulgar) | ir follado expr |
| | Disfruta ir follado en su coche deportivo por la carretera. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ir a todo pique loc verb |
| | (CO, coloquial) | ir a toda loc verb |
| | Disfruta ir a todo pique en su coche deportivo por la carretera. |
| | Disfruta ir a toda en su carro deportivo por la carretera. |
| carve [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (injure with knife) | acuchillar⇒ vtr |
| | (MX) | tasajear⇒ vtr |
| | Tras la acalorada discusión trató de acuchillar al vecino con una navaja. |
carve [sb] up,
carve up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, UK (swerve in front of another vehicle) | dar un volantazo en frente de otro vehículo loc verb |
| | An idiot in a sports car carved me up as I was approaching a junction! |
| | Un idiota en un coche deportivo dio un volantazo en frente de mí cuando llegaba a la esquina. |
| cash up vi phrasal | (cashier: count final takings) | hacer la caja loc verb |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (ocean: wash [sth] ashore) | echar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | dated (add up: numbers) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| cast up vi phrasal | US (vomit) (coloquial) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | | vomitar⇒ vtr |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, regional (reproach [sb] with [sth]) | echarle algo en cara a loc verb |
| | Jock cast up to Mary that she was to blame for their situation. |
| | Jock le echó en cara a Mary que ella tenía la culpa de la situación. |
| cast up vi phrasal | UK, regional (show up unexpectedly) | aparecer⇒ vi |
| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up. |
| | Mira aminoró la marcha para que su hermana menor pudiera alcanzarla. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
| | Camino más rápido que él, así que lo espero en cada esquina para que me alcance. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | | pillar a vtr + prep |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| | Tú ve primero, yo te alcanzo cuando haya terminado mi trabajo. |
| | | ir vi |
| | Tú ve primero, voy cuando haya terminado mi trabajo. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | ponerse al día loc verb |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| | Perdí unos días de trabajo, ahora tengo que ponerme al día. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | alcanzar a vtr + prep |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| | Empieza a caminar y yo te alcanzo, necesito coger mi abrigo primero. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | ponerse al día con expr |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
| | Audrey suspiró cuando se dio cuenta de que tenía que ponerse al día con una enorme pila de trabajo. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (coloquial, figurado) | pasar factura loc verb |
| | | tener consecuencias loc verb |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| | Finalmente sus hábitos poco saludables pasaron factura y se enfermó. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | atrapar a, agarrar a vtr + prep |
| | | capturar a vtr + prep |
| | | coger a vtr + prep |
| | (ES) | pillar a vtr + prep |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| | Finalmente, la policía capturó al ladrón fuera de la casa de cambio. |
| | (ES: coloquial) | echar el guante a loc verb + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | cachar a vtr + prep |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) (novedades) | ponerse al día loc verb |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| | A mis amigos y a mí nos gusta tomar un café y ponernos al día una vez al mes. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) | reencontrarse con, rencontrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | volver a reunirse con, volver a verse con, volver a encontrarse con loc verb + prep |
| | It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion. |
| | Fue un placer reencontrarse con todos en la reunión familiar. |
| | Fue un placer volver a reunirse con todos en la reunión familiar. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | ponerse al día con, ponerse al día de loc verb + prep |
| | | poner al tanto de loc verb + prep |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
| | Hablé por teléfono con mi hermano y me puse al día con todas las novedades y los chismes del pueblo. |
Compound Forms:
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build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr + adv | (construct) (edificio) | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | | erigir⇒ vtr |
| | They built up the wall using bricks made from local stone. |
| | Levantaron las paredes con ladrillos de adobe. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup of [sth],
build-up of [sth] n | (gradual increase) | crecimiento nm |
| | | aumento nm |
| | Lack of exercise leads to a gradual build-up of fat in the body. |
| | La falta de ejercicio contribuye al crecimiento gradual de grasa corporal. |
| | | desarrollo nm |
| | La falta de ejercicio contribuye al desarrollo gradual de grasa corporal. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | ascenso gradual nm + adj mf |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
| | Voy a mirar el ascenso gradual al gran partido por el canal de deportes. |
buildup,
build-up n | (accumulation) | acumulación nf |
| | You can use a razor blade to remove the buildup of soot. |
| | Puedes usar una hoja de afeitar para remover la acumulación de hollín. |
built-up,
built up adj | (developed, urbanized) | urbanizado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | I can remember when all this was farmland – look how built up it is now! |
| | The speed limit is 30 miles per hour in built-up areas. |
| | Todavía recuerdo cuanto todo esto eran únicamente granjas. ¡Mira qué urbanizado está ahora! El límite de velocidad es 30 millas por hora en áreas urbanizadas. |
| built-up area n | (area with a lot of buildings) | área urbana nf + adj |
| | The park provides a green space in the built-up area of the city. |
| | El parque provee un espacio verde en esa área urbana. |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (nose: congested) | tapado/a adj |
| | | congestionado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used if the adjective comes before the noun. |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (person: with congested nose) | congestionado/a adj |
| | | tener la nariz tapada loc verb |
| | | tener la nariz congestionada loc verb |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (person: constipated) | estreñido/a adj |
| | (AR, PY) | constipado/a adj |
buoy [sth],
buoy [sth] up⇒ vtr | (keep afloat) | mantener a flote loc verb |
| | (embarcación) | boyar⇒ vi |
| Note: Usually followed by "up." |
| | The vessel is buoyed up by airbags that surround it. |
| | El barco se mantiene a flote gracias a las bolsas de aire que lo rodean. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El barco quedó boyando por horas hasta que arreglaron el motor. |
buoy [sb] up,
buoy up [sb] vtr + adv | figurative (morally support [sb]) | alentar⇒, apoyar⇒ vtr |
| | | azuzar⇒ vtr |
buoy [sth] up,
buoy up [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (prices, etc., bolster, raise) | alzar⇒, elevar⇒ vtr |
buoy [sb/sth] up,
buoy up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | literal (cause to float) | hacer flotar loc verb |
| burning up adj | figurative, informal (with fever) | ardiendo adv |
| | I felt Samantha's forehead: she was burning up. |
| | Toqué la frente de Samantha, estaba ardiendo. |
| | | ardiendo de fiebre loc adv |
| | Toqué la frente de Samantha, estaba ardiendo de fiebre. |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | volando de fiebre loc adv |
| | Toqué la frente de Samantha, estaba volando de fiebre. |
burp cloth,
also US: spit-up rag,
spit-up cloth n | (to catch baby's vomit) | babero nm |
| | | repasador nm |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (friends: disagreement) | pelea, disputa nf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Marie's not talking to Sarah, they've had a bust-up. |
| | Marie no se habla con Sarah, han tenido una disputa. |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (couple: separation) (coloquial) | pegar cada uno por su lado, agarrar cada uno por su lado loc verb |
| | His hard drinking caused the bust up between those two. |
| | Su alcoholismo hizo que agarraran cada uno por su lado. |
| butt up against [sth] v expr | (be adjacent to) | lindar con vi + prep |
| | The decorative moulding butts up against the door. |
| | Las molduras decorativas lindan con la puerta. |
| buttoned-up adj | (clothing: with buttons fastened) | abotonado adj |
| buttoned-up adj | figurative, informal (person: reserved, repressed) | reservado/a adj |
| | | discreto/a adj |
| call-up n | informal (military: order to report) | llamado a filas loc nom m |
| | 50,000 reserves got the call-up to join the campaign. |
| | 50,000 reservas recibieron el llamado a filas para unirse a la campaña. |
| call-up n | (sports: summons to play) | convocatoria nf |
| | The player was thrilled to receive the call-up to play for his national team. |
carton [sth],
carton [sth] up⇒ vtr | (pack into a carton) | empaquetar en una caja vtr + loc adv |
| | | empaquetar en un cartón vtr + loc adv |
| | Carton the eggs securely, please. |
| | Empaqueta los huevos en una caja de manera segura, por favor. |
| carve-up n | informal (act of dividing [sth] up) | división nf |
| | | repartición nf |
| | The carve-up of the company led to a number of redundancies. |
| carve-up n | figurative, informal, UK (result-fixing) | estar arreglado loc verb |
| | | estar comprado loc verb |
| | Sure, they won the match, but the whole thing was a carve-up. |
| | Por supuesto, ganaron el partido, pero estaba todo arreglado. |
| carved-up adj | (meat, fruit, etc.: sliced) (carne) | fileteado adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La carne está fileteada y lista para servir. |
| | | trozado adj |
| | | troceado adj |
| carved-up adj | figurative (land, area: divided) (territorio) | dividido adj |
| carved-up adj | slang (person: cut, disfigured) | desfigurado/a adj |
| | | destruido adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su rostro estaba desfigurado por una gran cicatriz que le cruzaba la mejilla. |
| carved up adj | US, figurative, slang (emotionally wounded) (figurado) | destrozado/a adj |
| | I'm all carved up inside when I think about how our relationship ended. |
| cast [sth] up vtr + adv | (gaze, eyes: look upward) | mirar hacia arriba loc verb |
| catch [sb] up v expr | informal (update [sb]) | poner al día a loc verb |
| | | poner al tanto a loc verb |
| | What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up. |
| catch [sb] up on [sth] v expr | informal (update [sb] on [sth]) | poner al día a alguien de, poner al día a alguien sobre loc verb |
| | | poner al tanto a alguien de, poner al tanto a alguien sobre loc verb |
| | Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick. |
| catch-up n | informal (meeting to get up-to-date) (coloquial) | juntada nf |
| | | reunión nf |
| | I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon. |
| | No te he visto en años, debemos hacer una juntada pronto. |
| catch-up n | informal (attempt to match, compete) | empate nm |
| | The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race. |
| | El empate del ciclista finalmente falló y terminó tercero en la carrera. |