Locuciones verbales
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chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (achieve [sth]) | anotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Fangio chalked up many victories in motor racing. |
| | Fangio se anotó muchas victorias en automovilismo. |
| | | apuntarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Fangio se apuntó muchas victorias en automovilismo. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (write [sth] in chalk) | escribir con tiza loc verb |
| | The teacher chalked up an equation on the blackboard. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (rub chalk on: cue) | entizar⇒ vtr |
| | Fred chalked up his cue and walked around the table to plan his shot. |
| chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth]) | atribuir algo a loc verb |
| | Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness. |
| | Don se pasó un semáforo en rojo y atribuyó el desliz al cansancio. |
| change up vi phrasal | (vehicle: shift to higher gear) (ES) | subir la marcha loc verb |
| | When the car goes faster you need to change up to prevent the engine revving excessively. |
| | Cuando el carro va más rápido, tienes que subir la marcha para que el motor no se acelere demasiado. |
| | (AR) | subir un cambio loc verb |
| | Cuando el auto va más rápido, tienes que subir un cambio para que el motor no se acelere demasiado. |
charge up [sth],
charge [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (renew battery power of) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | It is so annoying that I have to charge up my cordless drill every twenty minutes if I want it to work well. |
| | Es tan molesto tener que cargar el taladro inalámbrico cada veinte minutos si quiero que funcione bien. |
| | | recargar⇒ vtr |
| | Es tan molesto que tenga que recargar mi taladro inalámbrico cada veinte minutos si quiero que funcione bien. |
chase [sth] up,
chase up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (check, assist progress) | hacer un seguimiento de loc verb + prep |
| | Those books should have arrived yesterday; could you please chase up the order? |
| | Esos libros deberían haber llegado ayer; ¿podrías hacer un seguimiento del pedido? |
| chase [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (find [sb]) | encontrar a vtr + prep |
| | Where's Billy? Can you chase him up and tell him I want to speak to him? |
| chat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (try to seduce [sb]) | seducir a vtr + prep |
| | | camelar a, galantear a vtr + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | chamuyar a vtr + prep |
| | (MX, coloquial) | ligarse a v prnl + prep |
| | When he goes to restaurants, he always tries to chat up the waitresses. |
| | Cuando va a restaurantes siempre trata de seducir a las camareras. |
| check up vi phrasal | (verify [sth]) | revisar⇒ vtr |
| | | controlar⇒ vtr |
| Note: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | | examinar⇒ vtr |
| check up on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe progress) (AmL) | chequear⇒ vtr |
| | | controlar⇒ vtr |
| | When it's very hot, remember to check up on your elderly neighbors every couple of hours. |
| | Cuando haga mucho calor, acuérdate de chequear a tus vecinos más mayores cada dos horas. |
| cheer [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (make happier) | alegrar a vtr + prep |
| | | levantarle el ánimo a loc verb |
| | Here's a plate of chocolate ice cream to cheer you up. |
| | Aquí tienes un plato de helado de chocolate para alegrarte. |
| cheer up vi phrasal | (become happier) | alegrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ponerse contento loc verb |
| | Mrs. Mills cheered up when the tea and cake were served. |
| | La Sra. Mills se alegró cuando sirvieron el té y la torta. |
chew [sth] up,
chew up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (grind with teeth) | masticar⇒ vtr |
| | The dog has chewed up my newspaper! |
| chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (use rapidly) (figurado) | comerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acabarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | agotar⇒ vtr |
| | Using 4G chews up the battery life of your phone. |
| | Usar 4G se come la batería del teléfono. |
| choke up vi phrasal | (be emotional, unable to speak) | quedarse sin habla loc verb |
| | | quedarse sin poder emitir palabra loc verb |
| | Barry choked up while thanking his colleagues for their retirement gift. |
| chop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (cut into small pieces) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | Chop up the onions and add them to the pan. |
| | Pique las cebollas y añádalas a la sartén. |
| chub up vi phrasal | slang ([sb]: get fatter) | engordar⇒ vtr |
| chuck up vi phrasal | slang (vomit) | vomitar⇒ vi |
| | (ES: coloquial) | potar⇒ vi |
| | (MX: coloquial) | guacarear⇒ vi |
| | (CO) | trasbocar⇒ vi |
| clam up vi phrasal | slang (be unable to speak) (coloquial) | cerrar el pico loc verb |
| | | callarse la boca loc verb |
| | Once he realizes everyone is listening to him, he will clam up. |
| | En cuanto se dé cuenta de que todos le están escuchando, cerrará el pico. |
| | En cuanto se dé cuenta de que todos le están escuchando, se callará la boca. |
| | | coserse la boca loc verb |
| | En cuanto se dé cuenta de que todos le están escuchando se coserá la boca. |
class [sth] up,
class up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (make more stylish) | dar clase loc verb |
| | | aportar clase loc verb |
| clean up vi phrasal | (make things clean) (casa) | limpiar⇒ vi |
| | We have to clean up before the guests arrive. |
| | Debemos limpiar antes de que lleguen los invitados. |
clean [sb/sth] up,
clean up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove dirt) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | lavar⇒ vtr |
| | Clean up your face and change your clothes before dinner. |
| | Límpiate la cara y cámbiate la ropa antes de cenar. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (win, make: lot of money) | barrer con todo loc verb |
| | (figurado) | hacer el agosto loc verb |
| | (AR, figurado) | levantarla con pala loc verb |
| | He really cleaned up at the poker table. |
| | Él realmente barrió con todo en la mesa de póker. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop abusing drugs) (figurado) | limpiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dejar las drogas loc verb |
| | Ralph promised to clean up and be a better husband. |
| | Ralph prometió limpiarse y ser mejor esposo. |
clean [sth] up,
clean up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (rid of undesirable things) (figurado) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | The governor vowed to clean up the state and put an end to the trafficking rings. |
| | El gobernador prometió limpiar la ciudad y poner fin a la red de trata. |
| clear [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (make tidy) | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | | acomodar⇒ vtr |
| | Maria told the children to clear their toys up when they'd finished playing with them. |
| | María le dijo a sus hijos de ordenaran los juguetes una vez que hubieran terminado de jugar con ellos. |
| clear [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (clarify) (una duda) | aclarar⇒ vtr |
| | | explicar⇒ vtr |
| | I was hoping that you could clear something up for me. |
| | Esperaba que pudieras aclararme algo. |
| clear up vi phrasal | (ailment: get better) | desaparecer⇒ vi |
| | | mejorar⇒ vi |
| | The doctor told me the rash would clear up in about six weeks. |
| | El doctor me dijo que el sarpullido desaparecería en unas seis semanas. |
| clear up vi phrasal | (weather: improve) | despejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The weather soon cleared up and the sun came out. |
| | El tiempo se despejó y el sol salió. |
clock up [sth],
clock [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | mainly UK (get to a large number of) | acumular⇒ vtr |
| | | llegar a vtr + prep |
| | | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | Since he took up running three years ago, Brett has clocked up five marathons. |
clog [sth] up,
clog up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (block) | obstruir⇒, atascar⇒ vtr |
| | (conducto) | taponar⇒ vtr |
| | (CO, CR: conducto) | taquear⇒ vtr |
| | Pouring melted fat down the drain will clog up the pipes. |
| | The rush hour clogs up the freeway. |
| | Verter grasa derretida por el desagüe va a obstruir las cañerías. // La hora punta obstruye la autopista. |
| clog up vi phrasal | (become blocked) | obstruirse⇒, atascarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES) | taponarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (CO, CR) | taquearse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you put the cooking grease down the drain, the pipe will clog up. |
| | Si viertes grasa de cocinar por el desagüe, la tubería se atasca. |
| close up vi phrasal | (shop: shut) (un negocio) | echar el cierre loc verb |
| | He closed up and counted the day's takings. |
| | Echó el cierre y contó la recaudación del día. |
| close up vi phrasal | (wound: heal) (las heridas) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | The wound will gradually close up over time. |
| | La herida cerrará con el tiempo. |
close [sth] up,
close up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shut) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | Nina closed up the shop and went home. |
| | Nina cerró el negocio y se fue a su casa. |
clue [sb] in,
also UK: clue [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform) (figurado, coloquial) | desasnar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner al tanto loc verb |
| | (coloquial, irónico) | iluminar⇒ vtr |
| | Eleanor had no idea why everyone in the office was cheering, so she asked Jane to clue her in. |
| | Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la desasnara. |
| | Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la pusiera al tanto. |
| | Eleanor no sabía por qué todos en la oficina celebraban, así le que le pidió a Julia que la iluminara. |
clue [sb] in on [sth],
also UK: clue [sb] up on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform) | poner a alguien al tanto de loc verb |
| | Can you clue me in on what's going on? |
clutter [sth] up,
clutter up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (fill untidily) | llenar de porquerías loc verb |
| | | atestar de trastos loc verb |
| | Please take your belongings with you. You don't need to clutter up my car. |
| | Por favor, llévate tus pertenencias. No hace falta que me llenes de porquerías el coche. |
cock [sth] up,
cock up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal, UK (botch [sth]) (coloquial) | cagar⇒ vtr |
| | | joder⇒ vtr |
| | When he tried to fix the leaking tap, Simon cocked up the repair and had to call in a plumber. |
| cock up vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, UK (fail, botch [sth]) (coloquial) | cagarla v prnl |
| | When his girlfriend called to ask why he wasn't at the restaurant, Adam realised he'd cocked up again. |
| collect [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (objects: pick up) | recolectar⇒ vtr |
| | | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | (objetos) | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | She collected up the toys that the children had left scattered around the room. |
| come up vi phrasal | figurative (topic: be raised, mentioned) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | surgir⇒ vi |
| | | aparecer⇒ vi |
| | The senator knew that questions about his campaign would come up. |
| | El senador sabía que esa pregunta sobre su campaña iba a salir. |
| come up vi phrasal | figurative (problem: occur, appear) (problema) | surgir⇒ vi |
| | | ocurrir⇒ vi |
| | | pasar⇒ vi |
| | I'm afraid a problem has come up, so I won't be at the meeting this afternoon. |
| | Me temo que ha surgido un problema, no estaré en la reunión de esta tarde. |
| come up vi phrasal | (rise) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | emerger⇒ vi |
| | | levantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We sat on the beach and watched the sun come up over the water. |
| | Nos sentamos en la playa a ver al sol salir sobre el agua. |
| come up vi phrasal | (rise in the hierarchy) | ascender⇒ vi |
| | He started in the mail room but he came up through the ranks to become the CEO of the company. |
| | Empezó en la sala de correos pero ascendió hasta convertirse en CEO de la compañía. |
| come up vi phrasal | (approach [sb]) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She came up and introduced herself to me. |
| | Se acercó y se presentó. |
| come up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (approach [sb]) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | He came up to me in the street and tried to bum a dollar. |
| | Se me acercó en la calle y trató de garronearme un dólar. |
| come up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (encounter: opposition, obstacle) | toparse con v prnl + prep |
| | | encontrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | vérselas con v prnl + prep |
| | The work is behind schedule because we came up against some unexpected problems. |
| | El trabajo viene atrasado porque nos topamos con algunos problemas inesperados. |
| come up against [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (compete with [sb]) | competir contra, competir con vtr + prep |
| | Davies will come up against last year's champion in the semi-final of the competition. |
| | David competirá contra el campeón del año pasado en la semifinal de la competición. |
Compound Forms:
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| catch-up adj | informal (aimed at matching, competing) | compensatorio/a adj |
| | Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise. |
| | La inflación está aumentando rápidamente y la compañía tiene intenciones de dar a los empleados un aumento compensatorio. |
| be caught up in [sth] v expr | (be engrossed in [sth]) | estar absorto en loc verb |
| | | estar perdido en loc verb |
| | | estar metido en loc verb |
| | My mother was caught up in her book and didn't notice what we were doing. |
| | Mi madre estaba absorta en su libro y no se dio cuenta de lo que estábamos haciendo. |
| be caught up in [sth] v expr | (find oneself involved in [sth]) | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| | | verse envuelto en loc verb |
| | Unwittingly, he had got caught up in a corruption scandal inside the company he was working for. |
| | Sin saberlo, se había metido en un escándalo de corrupción dentro de la compañía donde trabajaba. |
chain [sth] up,
chain up [sth] vtr + adv | (secure with a chain) (asegurar con cadenas) | encadenar⇒ vtr |
chain [sb/sth] up,
chain up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (restrain with a chain) (restringir a alguien) | encadenar⇒ vtr |
| chain up vi + adv | US (vehicle: snow chains) (en ruedas) | poner cadenas loc verb |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) (vehículo) | para cadenas loc adj |
| | | de cadenas loc adj |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| | Esta autopista tiene un área para cadenas, para que los conductores puedan parar y poner las cadenas. |
| change-up n | (baseball: slower pitch) | bola con cambio de velocidad grupo nom |
| | The pitcher's change-up came across home plate 20 miles per hour slower than his fastball. |
| | La bola con cambio de velocidad del lanzador cruzó el home plate a 20 millas menos por hora que su bola rápida. |
| charge up [sth] vi + prep | (hills, stairs: run up) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | remontar⇒ vtr |
| | The infantry charged up the hill to meet the attack. |
| | La infantería subió la colina para hacer frente al ataque. |
| chat-up line n | UK, informal ([sth] said to seduce) | requiebro nm |
| | (AR) | chamuyo nm |
| | The boy tried to gain the girl's attention with his chat-up lines. |
| | El chico trataba de atraer la atención de las chicas con sus requiebros. |
check-up,
checkup n | (routine medical examination) | chequeo de rutina nm + loc adj |
| | | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | chequeo nm |
| | My company insists I have a check-up once a year. |
| | Mis empleadores insisten en que me haga un chequeo de rutina una vez al año. |
checkup,
check-up n | (routine medical exam) | chequeo de rutina nm + loc adj |
| | | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | chequeo nm |
| | I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but don't worry--it's just a regular checkup. |
| Cheer up! interj | (don't be sad) | ¡ánimo! interj |
| | | ¡arriba el ánimo! loc interj |
| | | ¡alegra esa cara! loc verb |
| | Cheer up! Losing a race isn't the end of the world. |
| | ¡Ánimo! Perder una carrera no es el fin del mundo. |
| | (tú) | ¡anímate! interj |
| | (vos) | ¡animate! interj |
chew the scenery,
chew up the scenery v expr | figurative (overact) | sobreactuar⇒ vi |
| | | exagerar⇒ vtr |
| chin up interj | figurative, informal (encouragement) (CL, coloquial) | aperrar interj |
| | Chin up – it'll soon be over! |
| | ¡Aperra! Ya terminamos. |
| | (coloquial) | ¡alegra esa cara! loc interj |
| | | ¡levanta el ánimo! loc interj |
| | ¡Alegra esa cara! Ya terminamos. |
| | (coloquial) | anímate interj |
| | ¡Anímate! Ya terminamos. |
chin-up,
chinup n | often plural (exercise with horizontal bar) | dominadas nfpl |
| | (formal) | flexiones de brazos en barra loc nom fpl |
| | | flexiones en barra nfpl + loc adj |
| | Can you do a chin-up? |
| | Lara does chinups every day. |
| | ¿Puedes hacer dominadas? // Lara hace dominadas todos los días. |
| choke up on [sth] v expr | (baseball bat: hold higher up) (literal) | sostener el bate más alto loc verb |
| | The player claimed he had better control when he choked up on the bat. |
| choked up adj | informal (speechless with emotion) | sin palabras, en shock, mudo de la emoción loc adj |
| | | mudo/a adj |
| | Darren was choked up when his stepson told him he loved him. |
| clamber up [sth] vi + prep | (ascend by climbing) (con cuidado o gateando) | escalar⇒, trepar⇒ vtr |
| clamber up vi + adv | (climb upwards) | escalar⇒, trepar⇒ vi |
clean checkup,
clean check-up n | US (confirmation of good health) | certificado de buena salud nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | certificado en buena salud nm + loc adj |
| | He was worried by a chest pain but the cardiologist gave him a clean checkup. |
| | Estaba preocupado por un dolor en el pecho pero el cardiólogo le dio un certificado de buena salud. |
| | | resultados normales nmpl + adj |
| | Estaba preocupado por un dolor en el pecho pero los exámenes médicos mostraron resultados normales. |
| clean up your act v expr | informal (behave properly) | portarse bien v prnl + adv |
| | | enmendarse⇒ v prnl |
| cleaning-up n | (act of clearing a mess) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
cleanup,
clean-up n | (getting rid of dirt, mess) | limpieza nf |
| | The kids' clean-up of the room left a lot to be desired. |
| | La limpieza del cuarto que hicieron los chicos dejó mucho que desear. |
cleanup,
clean-up n as adj | (to get rid of dirt, mess) | de limpieza loc adj |
| | After the festival, the cleanup operation took two days. |
| | Después del festival, la operación de limpieza llevó dos días. |
| climb up [sth] vi + prep | (scale, ascend) | subir⇒ vi |
| | | escalar⇒ vtr |
| | The cat climbed up the tree. |
| | El gato subió al árbol. |
| climb up vi + adv | (ascend, rise) | alzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Smoke from the chimney climbed up into the sky. |
| | El humo de la chimenea se alzaba hacia el cielo. |
clogged up,
clogged-up adj | (nose: congested) | tapado/a adj |
| | | congestionado/a adj |
clogged up,
clogged-up adj | (pipe: blocked) | tapado/a adj |
| | | obstruido adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
close-up,
also US: closeup n | (film shot: up close) | primer plano loc nom m |
| | The actress said that she was ready for her close-up. |
| | La actriz dijo que estaba lista para su primer plano. |
close-up,
close shot,
also US: closeup n | (photo: taken up close) (fotografía) | primer plano loc nom m |
| | In the closeup, she is smiling self-consciously at the photographer. |
| | En el primer plano ella le sonríe al fotógrafo. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (intimate, detailed) | detallado/a adj |
| | The book provides a close-up insight into the film star's life. |
| | El libro es un recuento detallado de la vida de la estrella de cine. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (very near) | en primer plano loc adj |
| | The photographer is taking some close-up shots of the fashion model. |
| | El fotógrafo está tomando algunas tomas en primer plano del modelo. |
close up,
close-up,
up close adv | (from very near) | más cerca loc adv |
| | Matt moved close up so he could get a better view of the painting. |
| | Matt se puso más cerca para poder ver mejor la pintura. |
| close-up view n | ([sth] seen from very near) | primer plano loc nom m |
clued in,
clued-in,
also UK: clued up,
clued-up adj | (well-informed) | bien informado loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
clued in on [sth],
also UK: clued up on [sth] expr | (well-informed about) | bien informado sobre loc adj |
cockup,
cock-up n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (mess, failure) | fracaso nm |
| | | desastre nm |
| | (AR, vulgar) | pijazo nm |
| come up for air v expr | (rise to water's surface) | salir a respirar expr |
| | He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sólo puede pasar un minuto buceando, luego tiene que salir a respirar. |
| | | salir a tomar aire loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si bien pueden aguantar largo tiempo sumergidos, recordemos que estos animales son mamíferos, cada tanto tienen que salir a la superficie a tomar aire. |