| Principal Translations |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (redecorate) | remodelar⇒ vtr |
| | | redecorar⇒ vtr |
| | | renovar⇒ vtr |
| | Mike is doing up the house in order to sell it. |
| | Mike está remodelando su casa para venderla. |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (zipper, buttons: fasten) | abrochar⇒ vtr |
| | | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | (botones) | abotonar⇒ vtr |
| | (zipper) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | Do up your buttons; it's freezing outside. |
| | Abróchate los botones: está helado afuera. |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (garment: fasten) | abrochar⇒ vtr |
| | | abotonar⇒ vtr |
| | Come on honey, let grandma do up your coat. |
| | Vamos, cariño, deja que la abuela te abroche el abrigo. |
Compound Forms:
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do the dishes,
wash the dishes (US),
do the washing-up,
wash up (UK) v expr | informal (wash plates, etc.) | lavar los platos loc verb |
| | | fregar los platos loc verb |
| | | lavar la loza, lavar la vajilla loc verb |
| | (AmC, CO, EC, MX) | lavar los trastes, fregar los trastes loc verb |
| | I'll cook for both of us if you promise to do the dishes afterwards. Our dinner guests offered to do the washing-up. |
| | Yo cocino para los dos si tú prometes lavar los platos después. // Nuestros invitados se ofrecieron a lavar los platos. |
gather up courage to do [sth],
gather up the courage to do [sth],
gather the courage to do [sth] v expr | (be brave enough to do [sth]) | juntar coraje para loc verb |
| | | reunir coraje para loc verb |
| | Jane is gathering up the courage to ask her boss for a pay rise. |
| gear up to do [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | prepararse para v prnl + prep |
| | Palmer is gearing up to play in the Denver Broncos' season opener vs. the Indianapolis Colts. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El pianista está preparándose para salir al escenario. |
pluck up courage to do [sth],
pluck up the courage to do [sth] v expr | (be brave enough to do [sth]) | armarse de valor para loc verb |
| | | reunir coraje para, juntar coraje para loc verb |
| | Tina plucked up the courage to tell her parents that she was pregnant. |
| sign [sb] up to do [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] to do [sth]) | inscribir a alguien para hacer algo loc verb |
| | | inscribir a alguien en loc verb |
| | Amanda signed her mother up to do a six-week computer course for beginners. |
| | Amanda inscribió a su madre para hacer un curso de seis semanas para principiantes en computadora. |
| | Amanda inscribió a su madre en un curso de seis semanas para principiantes en computadora. |
| sign up to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (agree to do [sth]) | apuntarse para v prnl + prep |
| | | anotarse para v prnl + prep |
| | Brian signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. |
| | Brian se apuntó para ser parte de un paseo en bicicleta patrocinado por una organización de caridad. |
| square up to do [sth] v expr | (prepare to do [sth]) (coloquial) | arremangarse para, remangarse para v prnl + prep |
| | | prepararse para v prml + prep |
| 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. |
| be up to [sb] to do [sth] adv + prep | (be [sb]'s responsibility) | depender de vtr + prep |
| | It's up to you to decide where we go tonight. |
| | Depende de ti adonde iremos hoy en la noche. |