Locuțiuni verbale
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| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | a se ridica la vb.reflex. |
| | | a face în total expr.vb. |
| | | a fi egal cu expr.vb. |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (indicate, lead to) | a indica, a demonstra vb.tranz. |
| | The evidence adds up to a clear attempt to steal the goods. |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) | a crește în intensitate expr. |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (bring up [sth] you're unhappy about to [sb]) | a aduce în discuție un subiect neplăcut expr.vb. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | a prinde din urmă, a ajunge din urmă loc.vb. |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | a prinde din urmă loc.vb. |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) | a ajunge din urmă loc.vb. |
| | | a se întoarce împotriva vb.reflex. |
| | | a-i veni de hac expr.vb. |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| | În sfârșit, obiceiurile lui proaste l-au ajuns din urmă și acum e foarte bolnav. |
| chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth]) | a da vina expr.vb. |
| | | a pune pe seama expr.vb. |
| | Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness. |
| come up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (approach [sb]) | a aborda pe cineva vb.tranz. |
| | | a intra în vorbă cu expr.vb. |
| | He came up to me in the street and tried to bum a dollar. |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reach as high as) | a ajunge până la vb.intranz. |
| | | a-i veni până la expr.vb. |
| | Don't worry if you can't swim; the water will only come up to your knees. |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (meet: standards, expectations) | a se ridica la nivelul așteptărilor vb.reflex. |
| | No matter what he did, he wasn't able to come up to his father's expectations. |
| face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant) | a se confrunta cu vb.reflex. |
| | You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly. |
| face up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (confront) | a face față loc.vb. |
| | | a înfrunta vb.tranz. |
| | If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards. |
fess up to [sth],
'fess up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang, abbreviation (admit) | a admite, a recunoaște vb.tranz. |
| gear up to do [sth] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (increase work rate) | a depune mai mult efort expr.vb. |
| | | a munci mai mult expr.vb. |
| | This business needs to gear up to beat our competitors. |
| get up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do: [sth] mischievous) | a pune la cale ceva loc.vb. |
| | Katie has locked her bedroom door; what's she getting up to in there? |
hook [sth/sb] up to [sth],
hook [sb/sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | a conecta vb.tranz. |
| | | a lega vb.tranz. |
| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | a duce la vb.intranz. |
| | | a se petrece înaintea vb.reflex. |
| | | a avea loc înaintea loc.vb. |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) | a conduce spre vb.tranz. |
| | | a introduce, a prezenta vb.tranz. |
| | The speaker led up to the topic by telling the audience about some of the historical background. |
| | Tessa kept beating about the bush and her brothers wondered what she was leading up to. |
| live up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | a fi la înălțimea, a se ridica la înălțimea loc.vb. |
| | (așteptărilor, idealurilor) | a corespunde vb.intranz. |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
| make up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (fawn) (figurat) | a peria vb.tranz. |
| | (vulgar) | a linge la cur pe cineva, a pupa în cur expr.vb. |
| | | a linguși vb.tranz. |
| | | a se da bine pe lângă cineva expr.vb. |
| | That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss. |
| match up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (be as good as) | a fi la fel de bun ca expr.vb. |
| measure up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (match, be equal to) (cerute de o situație) | a se ridica la înălțimea așteptărilor loc.vb. |
| | | a fi pe măsura așteptărilor loc.vb. |
| | | a răspunde cerințelor loc.vb. |
| | Rodgers has proved that he is capable of measuring up to the demands of the job. |
| put [sb] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (persuade [sb] to do [sth]) | a convinge vb.tranz. |
| | | a îndemna vb.tranz. |
| | Rick was questioned by police but would not reveal who put him up to the crime. |
roll up to [sth],
roll up at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (arrive somewhere) | a ajunge vb.intranz. |
| | The drivers rolled up to the starting line and waited for the race to begin. |
| round [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as next whole number) | a rotunji vb.tranz. |
| | Round the answer up to the nearest 10. |
| run up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (run to [sth/sb] and stop) | a fugi vb.intranz. |
| | The boys ran up to the front of the church. |
| stand up to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (confront) | a ține piept loc.vb. |
| | | a face față loc.vb. |
| | | a confrunta vb.tranz. |
| | Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. |
| stand up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | a rezista vb.intranz. |
| | | a face față loc.vb. |
| | They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions. |
| suck up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (be obsequious to [sb]) | a linguși, a flata vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a peria vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat, argou) | a pupa în fund loc.vb. |
| | The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise. |
| wake up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (become aware of) | a-și da seama loc.vb. |
| | | a conștientiza vb.tranz. |
| | After seeing the note in his pocket, Marsha woke up to the fact that her husband was having an affair. |
| wise up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, US (realize) | a se prinde de expr.vb. |
| | | a se trezi la realitate loc.vb. |
| | | a se deștepta vb.reflex. |
| | I hope you wise up to his tricks before you get hurt. |
Forme compuse:
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buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | eveniment pregătitor s.n. |
| | (a unui eveniment sportiv) | deschidere s.f. |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
dressed to the nines,
dressed up to the nines adj | informal (dressed formally or elegantly) | la patru ace adj. |
| | Everyone was dressed to the nines at the inauguration ball. |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | sătul până-n gât, sătul până peste cap expr. |
| | | a i se acri de atâta loc.vb. |
| Notă: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | a se simți în stare, a fi în stare expr.vb. |
| | | a avea chef expr.vb. |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
| gear up to do [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) (la nivel psihic) | a se pregăti vb.pron. |
| | Palmer is gearing up to play in the Denver Broncos' season opener vs. the Indianapolis Colts. |
| go up to vtr | (approach, accost) | a acosta vb.tranz. |
| | Don't be shy, just go up to him and say hi! |
| go up to [sth] v expr | (reach as high as) | a ajunge până la vb.intranz. |
| | I want some boots that go up to my knees. |
| hitch [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (animal: fasten to [sth]) (cal) | a lega, a priponi vb.tranz. |
| | He hitched his horse up to the post and went into the saloon for some whiskey. |
| It's up to you interj | informal (it is your decision) | depinde de tine expr. |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| keep [sb] up to date v expr | (inform regularly) | a ține la curent expr. |
| | | a informa vb.tranz. |
| | We'll keep you up to date with the latest business news. |
| keep [sth] up to date v expr | (update) | a aduce la zi expr. |
| | It's important to keep your business website up to date. |
| keep up to date v expr | (stay informed) | a se pune la curent cu vb.reflex. |
| | I read Vogue magazine to keep up to date with all the latest fashions. |
| leading up to prep | (preceding) | care duce la expr. |
| | Investigators are attempting to piece together the events leading up to the murder. |
| leading up to prep | (preparatory to) | care duce la expr. |
| | Leading up to Christmas, the shops are heaving with customers. |
link [sth] up with [sth],
link [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (connect: two things) | a conecta, a cupla vb.tranz. |
| | | a racorda vb.tranz. |
| | We were able to link the computer up to a huge TV screen. |
live up to [sb]'s expectations,
live up to expectations v expr | (be as good as anticipated) | a se ridica la înălțimea așteptărilor expr.vb. |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| look up to vtr | (admire, esteem) | a privi cu admirație loc.vb. |
| | Ideally, children should look up to their parents. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | a-i face cuiva pe voie loc.vb. |
| | | a se împăca vb.reflex. |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| not up to prep | informal (not fit enough for) | a nu se ridica la înălțimea expr.vb. |
| | | a nu face față loc.vb. |
| | He tried hard, but he was not up to the challenge. |
| | Your performance is not up to the standards we are looking for. |
| sidle up to [sb/sth] v expr | (move furtively) | a merge sfios, a merge cu pași șovăielnici expr. |
| | The cowboy sidled up to the bar and ordered a whiskey. |
| sign [sb] up to do [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] to do [sth]) (la un curs) | a se înscrie vb.pron. |
| | | a se înrola vb.pron. |
| | Amanda signed her mother up to do a six-week computer course for beginners. |
| sign up to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (agree to do [sth]) | a aproba vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi de acord loc.vb. |
| | Brian signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. |
| snuggle up to [sb] v expr | (curl up close to) | a se ghemui lângă cineva vb.reflex. |
| | Little Bess snuggles up to her favorite teddy bear when she naps. |
| up to a point adv | (to a limited extent) | până la un punct loc.adv. |
| | I liked the film, up to a point, but the gratuitous violence spoiled it for me. |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (current, modern) | modern, actual adj. |
| Notă: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Is your operating system up to date? |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (person: informed) | la curent adj. |
| | Jen was always up to date on her celebrity gossip. |
| up to now adv | (thus far, to this point in time) | până acum loc.adv. |
| | Up to now, I have been successful in my career. No news up to now. |
| up to snuff adj | slang (acceptably good) | bunuț adj. |
| | His work's always up to snuff. |
| up to speed expr | (know the current situation) | la curent cu situația expr. |
| up to standard adj | (acceptably good) | conform standardelor adj. |
| up to the mark adj | (acceptably good) | destul de bun loc.adj. |
| | My teacher told me that my work wasn't up to the mark. |
up to the minute,
up-to-the-minute adj | (extremely current) | ultimul răcnet loc.adj. |
| Notă: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This TV network claims to provide the most up-to-the-minute news. |
| up to the present adv | (until now) | până în prezent adv. |
| | I've worked for six weeks but haven't been paid up to the present. |
| up to the time of prep | (before or until the era of) | până la loc.prep. |
| up to this time adv | (until now) | până acum adv. |
| up to this time adv | (until a specified point in the past) | până acum adv. |
| wake [sb] up to v expr | figurative (make aware of) | a-i deschide cuiva ochii expr. |
| | | a introduce vb.tranz. |
| | He woke her up to the joys of yoga. |
| walk up to vtr | (approach: on foot) | a se apropia de vb.reflex. |
| | He walked up to me and told me how much he enjoyed my presentation. |