| Additional Translations |
| up adj | informal (related to upward direction) | ascendente adj mf |
| | Use the up escalator; it's quicker than the stairs. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Al entrar al estacionamiento usted verá una rampa ascendente y otra descendente. |
| up adj | informal (constructed) | levantado participio |
| | | finalizado participio |
| | The building has been up for three months. |
| | El edificio fue levantado hace ya tres meses. |
| | El edificio se ha finalizado hace tres meses. |
| up adj | US (tide: in) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | estar alta loc verb |
| | The tide will be up soon. |
| | La marea subirá pronto. |
| | La marea estará alta pronto. |
| up adj | (inland) | hasta prep |
| | We are going from the coast, up to Nottingham in the middle of England. |
| | Vamos desde la costa hasta Nottingham, en el medio de Inglaterra. |
| up adj | (to the north) | en prep |
| | | al norte loc adv |
| | They are up in New York. |
| | Ellos están en Nueva York. |
| | Ellos están al norte, en Nueva York. |
| up adj | (expired, finished) (be up) | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vi |
| | Sarah's contract will be up at the end of the year, so she's looking for a new job. |
| | El contrato de Sarah termina a fin de año y por eso está buscando otro trabajo. |
| up adv | (to [sb]) | a prep |
| | Send the report up so the boss can read it. |
| | Envíale el informe a tu jefe para que lo lea. |
| up adv | (to higher value) | a prep |
| | | hasta prep |
| | Jeff's salary is up ten thousand a year to forty thousand dollars. |
| | El salario de Jef subió de diez mil al año a cuarenta mil al año. |
| up adv | informal (to higher brightness) (brillo) | más adv |
| | Make sure the contrast is up on your screen. |
| | Ponle más brillo a la pantalla. |
| up adv | (in contact with) | al día loc adv |
| | Since I stopped reading a daily newspaper, I'm no longer up on events. |
| | Desde que dejé de leer el diario no estoy al día. |
| up adv | US (sports: tied) | igual adj |
| | | empatado participio |
| | The score was six up at the end. |
| | El marcador final fue seis iguales. |
| | El marcador terminó empatado en seis. |
| up n | informal (upward slope) | subida nf |
| | The bike path is fun, with lots of ups and downs. |
| | La sendero ciclístico es divertido, con muchas subidas y bajadas. |
| ups npl | (positive experiences) | cosas buenas loc nom fpl |
| | Our marriage isn't perfect, but we've experienced more ups than downs over the years. |
| | Nuestro matrimonio no es perfecto, pero hemos vivido más cosas buenas que malas a lo largo de los años. |
| up and do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] unexpectedly) | levantarse y hacer algo loc verb |
| | With that, the old man upped and left the room. |
| | One day, the cat upped and ran away. |
| | Entonces, el viejo se levantó y se fue de la habitación. // Un día, el gato se levantó y huyó. |
| up [sth]⇒ vtr | slang (increase) | aumentar⇒ vtr |
| | The band upped the number of shows in their tour. |
| | La banda aumentó la cantidad de presentaciones en su gira. |
Locuciones verbales
up | UPS |
| act up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | tener una rabieta loc verb |
| | | portarse mal loc verb |
| | Why do children always wait to be in public to act up? |
| | ¿Por qué los niños esperan a estar en público para tener una rabieta? |
| act up vi phrasal | informal (machine: malfunction) | no andar bien loc verb |
| | The TV is acting up, but I think it's just a loose wire. |
| | El televisor no anda bien, pero creo que es nada más por un cable que está flojo. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK (stand in for [sb] more senior) | tomar el cargo loc verb |
| | Lily was asked to act up for the six months that her manager would be away. |
| | Le pidieron a Lily tomar el cargo de su gerente por seis meses. |
| add up vi phrasal | (do sums) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| | The children are learning to add up. |
| | Los niños están aprendiendo a sumar. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| | | sumar un total, sumar en total loc verb |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| | Los lados opuestos de un dado suman siete. |
| add [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (calculate total) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| | When you add up the numbers in this column, you should get 500. |
| | Cuando sumas los números de las columnas, deberías obtener 500. |
| add up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (make sense) | ser congruente loc verb |
| | | tener sentido loc verb |
| Note: often used in the negative |
| | The two different accounts of the same event don't add up. |
| | Las dos cuentas del mismo evento no son congruentes. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (indicate, lead to) | llevar a vi + prep |
| | The evidence adds up to a clear attempt to steal the goods. |
| | La evidencia lleva a un claro intento de robo. |
| add up vi phrasal | (accumulate gradually) | acumularse⇒ v prnl |
| | The stresses of everyday life can add up and leave you feeling overwhelmed. |
| | El estrés de todos los días puede acumularse y hacerte sentir abatido. |
amp [sth] up,
amp up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (increase the power of) | ampliar⇒, elevar⇒, incrementar⇒ vtr |
| | The cook decided to amp up the dish by adding more chili powder. |
| ante up vi phrasal | (pay) (dinero) | poner la parte de uno loc verb |
| | Ante up, you must pay your fair share. |
| | Pon tu parte, tienes que pagar lo que te toca. |
| ante [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US (poker: contribute to betting pot) (póquer, apuesta ciega) | poner luz loc verb |
| | I had to ante up $100 just to stay in the game. |
| | Tuve que poner $100 de luz para entrar en el juego. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (computing: make copies) | hacer un respaldo, hacer una copia de respaldo loc verb |
| | | realizar una copia de seguridad loc verb |
| | (voz inglesa) | hacer un back up loc verb |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun. |
| | It is advisable to back up all the files on your computer regularly, in case of breakdown. |
| | Se recomienda hacer un respaldo de todos los archivos, en caso de que su computadora se descomponga. |
| back [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (support) | respaldar a vtr + prep |
| | | apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | Go ahead and tell the boss just what happened; I'll back you up on it. |
| | Ve y dile al jefe lo que pasó, yo te respaldaré. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confirm: fact, argument) | confirmar⇒ vtr |
| | | respaldar⇒ vtr |
| | | corroborar⇒ vtr |
| | The accused man insisted that his wife would back up his story and give him an alibi. |
| | El acusado aseguraba que su esposa confirmaría su historia y le daría una coartada. |
| | El acusado aseguraba que su esposa respaldaría su historia y le daría una coartada. |
| | El acusado aseguraba que su esposa corroboraría su historia y le daría una coartada. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle: reverse) | echarse para atrás loc verb |
| | It's difficult to back up a truck when a trailer is attached. |
| | Es difícil echarse para atrás en un camión cuando el remolque está enganchado. |
| back up vi phrasal | (move in reverse) | retroceder⇒ vi |
| | | dar marcha atrás, conducir marcha atrás loc verb |
| | | ir en reversa, manejar en reversa, conducir en reversa loc verb |
| | A loud beeping alerts other road users when the lorry is backing up. |
| | Un pitido muy alto alertaba a los usuarios de la carretera cuando el camión retrocedía. |
| back up vi phrasal | (water: accumulate) | acumularse⇒ v prnl |
| | Water has backed up into the toilet and the flush won't work. |
| | El agua se acumuló en el inodoro y no anda la cadena. |
ball [sth] up,
ball up [sth] (US),
balls [sth] up,
balls up [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal sep | informal (do [sth] badly) (coloquial) | cagarla, joderla v prnl |
| | (AR, UY, coloquial) | despelotar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | enfollonar⇒ vtr |
| Note: In the UK, 'balls up' may be offensive to some. |
| | I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support. |
| | Realmente la cagué con mi computadora esta vez, necesito llamar al soporte técnico. |
ball [sth] up,
ball up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shape into a ball) | hacer una bola loc verb |
| | | dar forma de bola loc verb |
| | In frustration, Jimmy balled up his report and tossed it in the trash can. |
| bang [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (put in prison) | encarcelar⇒, encerrar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES: coloquial) | enchironar⇒, entrullar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, CO: coloquial) | encanar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmC, MX: coloquial) | mandar al bote, meter al bote loc verb |
| | He got banged up for robbing the local liquor store. |
| | Lo encarcelaron por robar la licorería del barrio. |
| bang [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US, slang (damage) | machacar⇒ vtr |
| | I really banged up the car when I hit that moose. |
| | La verdad es que machaqué el coche al chocar con aquel alce. |
batch [sth] up,
batch up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (send in groups) | enviar en tandas loc verb |
| | | enviar en grupos loc verb |
| be up vi phrasal | informal (have your turn to perform) (informal) | tocar⇒ vi |
| | | ser tu turno expr |
beam [sb/sth] up,
beam up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (science fiction: teleport) | transportado por un rayo, transportado por un haz loc verb |
| | 'Beam me up,' ordered Captain Kirk. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (endure [sth] difficult) (una situación) | sobrellevar⇒ vtr |
| | | llevarla v prnl |
| | She is bearing up well despite the pressure she is under. |
| | Está sobrellevando bien la situación a pesar de la presión que está soportando. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (remain strong in adversity) | mantenerse fuerte loc verb |
| | | mantener el ánimo loc verb |
| beat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (assault) | golpear a vtr + prep |
| | | pegarle a vtr + prep |
| | A group of youths beat Henry up. |
| | Un grupo de jóvenes golpeó a Henry. |
beef [sth] up,
beef up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make stronger, augment) | fortalecer⇒ vtr |
| | The Indian spices beef up this vegetarian dish. |
| | Las especias de la India fortalecieron el plato vegetariano. |
| beef up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (build muscle) (coloquial) | echar músculos loc verb |
| | The coach told the young football player to beef up in the gym. |
| | El entrenador le dijo que fuera al gimnasio a echar músculo. |
| belt up vi phrasal | informal (fasten seatbelt) | ponerse el cinturón loc verb |
| | | abrocharse el cinturón loc verb |
| | Make sure you belt up when you get in the car. |
| belt up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) | callarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (figurado) | cerrar el pico loc verb |
| | Tanya shouted at her brother to belt up. |
| bid up vi phrasal | (bidding higher) (ES) | pujar más alto loc verb |
| bid [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (bidding higher on [sth]) (ES) | subir la oferta loc verb |
| | Simon bid his own lot up to make as much as possible on it. |
big [sb] up,
big up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (express admiration) | elogiar a, aclamar a, admirar a vtr |
| | This teacher always bigs his students up when they do good work. |
big [sth] up,
big up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (hype, exaggerate greatness) | exaltar⇒ vtr |
| | Luke had been bigging up the film for so long that when I finally saw it, I was a bit disappointed. |
bind [sth] up,
bind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (bandage securely) | vendar⇒ vtr |
| | You should bind up that wound to stop the bleeding. |
| | Deberías vendar esa herida para que deje de sangrar. |
bind [sth] up,
bind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (wrap with string, etc.) (con hilo, cuerda) | atar⇒ vtr |
| | (con hilo, con cuerda) | envolver⇒ vtr |
| | (costura) | ribetear⇒ vtr |
| | Bind up the package with string. |
| | Ata el paquete con cuerda. |
| | Envuelve el paquete con hilo. |
| | Ribetea el paquete con una costura. |
| blaze up vi phrasal | UK, informal (light cigarette, cigar, etc.) | encender un cigarrillo loc verb |
| block [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (obstruct) | obstruir⇒ vtr |
| | He had blocked up the exit so we couldn't leave. |
| | Él había obstruido la salida, así que no nos podíamos ir. |
| blow up vi phrasal | (explode) (coloquial) | volar por los aires loc verb |
| | | estallar⇒ vi |
| | | explotar⇒ vi |
| | I watched the Hindenburg blow up. |
| | Vi al Hidenburg volar por los aires. |
| | Vi el tanque estallar. |
| | La olla de presión estalló. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (detonate) | hacer explotar, hacer estallar loc verb |
| | | detonar⇒ vtr |
| | They blew up the enemy's ammunition dump. |
| | Hicieron explotar el depósito de armas del enemigo. |
| | Primero, detonaron la dinamita. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (inflate) | inflar⇒ vtr |
| | | hinchar⇒ vtr |
| | Karen blew up the airbed for her guests. |
| | Karen infló la cama de aire para sus invitados. |
blow [sth] up,
blow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (photograph: enlarge) | agrandar⇒ vtr |
| | Small photos may have to be blown up if they are not identifiable. |
| | Las fotos pequeñas se pueden agrandar si no se identifica la imagen. |
| blow up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (get angry) (figurado) | explotar⇒ vi |
| | | calentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | cabrearse⇒ v prnl |
| | She blew up when I told her about the car. |
| | Explotó cuando le conté lo del auto. |
board [sth] up,
board up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cover temporarily with panels) (proteger) | sellar⇒ vtr |
| | They boarded up the windows before the hurricane arrived. |
| | Sellaron las ventanas con paneles de madera antes de que llegara el huracán. |
| boil [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (cook) | cocer⇒ vtr |
| | This weekend, we'll boil up a big pot of crawfish. |
| | Este fin de semana, vamos a cocer una olla de cangrejo. |
| boil up vi phrasal | figurative (intensify) | subir de tono loc verb |
| | Tension along the border boiled up to a full-blown war. |
| | La tensión en la frontera subió de tono hasta desatar una guerra. |
Compound Forms:
up | UPS |
add,
add up vi | (do sums) (aritmética) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| | I learned how to add when I was in first grade. |
| | Aprendí a sumar en el primer grado. |
all sewn up,
all sewed up adv | figurative (assured) | listo/a adj |
| | | bajo control loc adj |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | abrochado, atado participio |
| | The party planner has the details of the big birthday celebration all sewn up. |
| | El organizador de la fiesta tiene todos los detalles para la gran celebración de cumpleaños listos. |
| all shook up adj | US, slang (shaken, very upset) | azorado/a, pasmado/a adj |
| | (figurado) | de una pieza loc adj |
| | The criminal was all shook up because he knew the police would find him. |
| | El criminal estaba azorado porque sabía que la policía lo encontraría. |
apply makeup,
apply make-up vtr + n | (put on cosmetics) | maquillarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin! |
| | No tengo tiempo de maquillarme, así que tengo suerte de tener buena piel. |
backed up,
backed-up adj | (pipe, etc.: blocked) | atascado participio |
| | The plumbing was backed up because of excess hair in the drain. |
| | Las cañerías estaban atascadas por un exceso de pelos en el drenaje. |
| backing up n | (computing: making copies) | copia de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| | The software performs the backing up of data. |
| | El programa hace una copia de seguridad de la información. |
| backing up n | (vehicle: reversing) | reversa nf |
| | The reverse lights warn people of the backing up of the vehicle. |
| | Las luces de reversa le avisaron a la gente de la reversa del vehículo. |
| backing up n | (water: collecting) | acumulación nf |
| | The backing up of water in the lake caused the flood. |
| | La acumulación de agua en el lago causó la inundación. |
backup,
back-up n | (support) | refuerzos nmpl |
| | | apoyo nm |
| | When the policeman realized he couldn't handle the situation alone, he called for backup. |
| | Cuando el policía vio que no podía manejar la situación, pidió refuerzos. |
backup,
back-up n | (duplicate copy) | copia de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| | | copia de respaldo nf + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | backup nm |
| | This is a backup; the original copy is in the filing cabinet. |
| | Esto es una copia de seguridad; el original está en el archivador. |
backup,
back-up n | (accumulation) | acumulación nf |
| | There is a backup of paperwork that we need to file by the end of the day. |
| | Hay una acumulación de papeleo que debemos archivar antes de que acabe la jornada. |
backup,
back-up n | informal (traffic jam) | embotellamiento nm |
| | There is a backup on the interstate just north of the city. |
| | Hay un embotellamiento en la interestatal, justo al norte de la ciudad. |
backup,
back-up n as adj | (alternative) | de reserva loc adj |
| | | de repuesto loc adj |
| | I'm going to keep my old laptop as a backup computer just in case my new one breaks down. |
| | Voy a mantener mi viejo portátil como ordenador de reserva por si acaso se me rompe el nuevo. |
backup copy,
back-up copy n | (data: duplicate) (voz inglesa) | backup nm |
| | (informática) | copia de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| | | copia de respaldo nf + loc adj |
| | | respaldo nm |
| | It's a good idea to make a backup copy of important documents. |
| | Se recomienda hacer el backup de sus archivos importantes. |
backup light,
back-up light (US),
reversing light (UK) n | usually plural (light when vehicle moves backward) | luz de marcha atrás nf + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | luz de reversa nf + loc adj |
| | (AmC, VE) | luz de retroceso nf + loc adj |
balled up,
balled-up adj | (formed into a ball shape) | hecho una bola loc adj |
| | Clive struck Sam with a balled up fist. |
| | Clive le pegó a Sam con el puño hecho una bola. |
balled up,
balled-up adj | US, informal (confused) | confundido adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| balls-up n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (mess, poor job) | desastre nm |
| | (coloquial) | cagada nf |
| bang-up adj | slang (excellent) | genial adj mf |
| | | excelente adj mf |
| | (coloquial) | bárbaro/a adj |
| | (ES: vulgar) | cojonudo/a adj |
| | Congratulations, you did a bang-up job on that project! |
| | ¡Enhorabuena, has hecho un trabajo genial en ese proyecto! |
bank [sth] up,
bank up [sth] vtr + adv | (make pile of [sth]) | apilar⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | | amontonar⇒ vtr |
| bark up the wrong tree v expr | figurative, informal (follow a mistaken idea) (coloquial) | mear fuera del tiesto, mear fuera del tarro expr |
| | | estar equivocado loc verb |
| Note: Often used in continuous tenses. |
| | The boss thinks Sharon stole the money but he's barking up the wrong tree--she wasn't even in the office that day. |
| be barking up the wrong tree v expr | figurative, informal (be mistaken) (figurado) | apuntar fuera del tiesto expr |
| | (AR, figurado) | mear fuera del tarro expr |
be fired with enthusiasm,
be fired up with enthusiasm expr | (feel very enthusiastic) | estar enardecido expr |
| | | estar loco de entusiasmo expr |
| be measured up v expr | (be fitted for clothes) | tomar las medidas loc verb |
| | You'll be measured up by a tailor when you have a custom tweed jacket made. |
| | El sastre tiene que tomarte las medidas para hacer el traje. |
| be stood up v expr | informal (be abandoned on date) | plantar a vtr + prep |
| Note: La expresión equivalente del español se usa en sentido transitivo y en voz activa. |
| | After an hour waiting in the restaurant, he realised he'd been stood up. |
| | Después de una hora de esperar en el restaurante, se dio cuenta de que lo habían plantado. |
| be wound up v expr | (xxx) | tener toda la cuerda dada loc verb |
| | Mi abuelo se aseguraba de que su reloj tenía toda la cuerda dada cada día. |
| beat yourself up v expr | figurative, informal (feel guilty or bad) (coloquial, figurado) | comerse la cabeza loc verb |
| | | mortificarse⇒, culparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | castigarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It was just an honest mistake, so you shouldn't beat yourself up about it. |
| | Fue un error honesto; no te comas la cabeza. |
| beat-up adj | US, slang (vehicle: in poor condition) | destartalado/a adj |
| | (AR, coloquial, figurado) | cagado a palos loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Rick drives a beat-up pickup truck. |
| | Ricardo tiene un camión destartalado. |
| beat up on yourself v expr | US, informal (feel guilty or bad) | autoflagelarse⇒ v pron |
| beat-up car n | US, slang (car in poor condition) (AR, coloquial, figurado) | cafetera nf |
| | (UR, coloquial) | cachilo nm |
| | I love my beat-up car, even though it´s covered in dents and scratches. |
| | Me encanta mi cafetera, aunque esté llena de abolladuras y rayaduras. |
| beaten-up adj | informal (car, etc.: battered from use) (figurado) | hecho pedazos, hecho polvo loc adj |
| | (figurado) | cagado a palos loc adj |
| | Jason sold his beaten-up Volvo for scrap. |
| | Jason vendió su Volvo hecho pedazos como chatarra. |
| beefed-up adj | (improved, increased, strengthened) | reforzado/a adj |
| | | mejorado adj |
| bid up n | (increase in bid) | aumento de la oferta grupo nom |
| big up interj | informal (admiration) | ¡maestro! interj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ¡grande! interj |
| | ¡Maestro! ¡Has hecho tu mejor jugada! |
| | ¡Grande, pibe! Jugaste mejor que nunca. |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (image: enlarged) (imagen) | agrandado adj |
| | The blown-up pictures were grainier than the originals. |
| | Las fotos agrandadas lucían más sucias que las originales. |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (thing: by explosion) | que voló por los aires loc adj |
| | | que explotó loc adj |
| | | destruido participio |
| | The town was a mess of blown-up buildings and rubble. |
| | La ciudad era un caos de edificios que habían volado por los aires. |
| | La ciudad era un caos de edificios que habían explotado. |
| blown up adj | informal (person: by explosion) (asesinado) | que voló por los aires loc adj |
| | | que explotó loc adj |
| | He is one of several politicians blown up last year by terrorists. |
| | Él es no de los políticos que volaron por los aires a manos de los terroristas el año pasado. |
blown up,
blown-up adj | informal (balloon, etc.: inflated) | inflado adj |
| | Pass me a blown-up balloon and I'll make you an animal. |
| | Pásame un globo inflado y te haré un animal. |
blowup (US),
blow-up adj | informal (inflatable) | inflable adj mf |
| | | hinchable adj mf |
| | We inflated the blow-up beach ball and tossed it in the water. |
| | Inflamos la pelota de playa inflable y la tiramos al agua. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (enlarged image) | ampliación nf |
| | The gallery is displaying several blowups of famous images. |
| | La galería está mostrando varias ampliaciones de imágenes famosas. |
blowup (US),
blow-up (UK) n | informal (angry outburst) | estallido nm |
| | (ira, violencia) | arranque nm |
| | | arrebato nm |
| | Yesterday there was a huge blowup between the strikers and the administration. |
| | Ayer hubo un estallido entre los protestantes y la administración. |
boarded,
boarded up,
boarded-up adj | (window, etc.: covered with wooden boards) | tapiado adj |
| Note: The hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The old building had boarded windows with decaying frames. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | mecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | balancearse⇒ v prnl |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| | El barco de juguete se mecía en la superficie del lago. |
| bob up vi + adv | (appear from underwater) | emerger⇒ vi |
| | | salir de debajo del agua loc verb |