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get-up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
get up vi phrasal	(rise: in morning) (en la mañana)	levantarse⇒ v prnl
	I had to get up early today for a meeting at 7:00 AM.
	Tuve que levantarme temprano hoy para una reunión a las 7:00 AM.
get up vi phrasal	(stand)	ponerse de pie, ponerse en pie v prnl + loc adv
		levantarse⇒ v prnl
	(AmL)	pararse⇒ v prnl
	Don't just sit there and watch; get up and help me!
	No te quedes ahí sentado mirándome: ¡ponte de pie y ayúdame!
get [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (rouse, waken)	despertar⇒ vtr
	It's his mother who gets him up every morning and his father who puts him to bed.
	Su madre lo despierta todas las mañanas y su padre lo pone a dormir.
get [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (summon: courage, etc.)	reunir⇒ vtr
		juntar⇒ vtr
	I couldn't quite get up the courage to ask him on a date.
	No podía reunir las agallas para invitarlo a salir.
get [sb] up in [sth] v expr	informal (dress [sb])	ponerle algo a vtr + prep
		vestir a alguien con loc verb
	My dad hates wearing a suit, but we got him up in one for the wedding.
	Mi papá odia usar traje, pero tuvimos que ponerle uno para la boda.
get yourself up v expr	informal (dress for an effect)	vestirse⇒ v prnl
		arreglarse⇒ v prnl
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun
	Jo got herself up for the party.
	Jo se vistió para la fiesta.
get yourself up in [sth] v expr	(dress in fancy clothes)	vestirse⇒ v prnl
	(coloquial)	producirse⇒ v prnl
	(MX, coloquial)	disfrazarse⇒ v prnl
	She got herself up in a gold sequinned dress and heavy make-up.
	Se vistió con un vestido de lentejuelas y mucho maquillaje.
get [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	vulgar, informal (make [sb] ejaculate) (ES, coloquial)	hacer que alguien se corra loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	hacer acabar a loc verb
	(MX, coloquial)	hacer que se venga, hacer venirse a loc verb
	Rosa's boyfriend was so excited, it only took her a minute to get him up.
getup (US), get-up (UK) n	slang (clothing)	ropa nf
	(coloquial)	trapos nmpl
	(desaprobación)	facha nf
	She looks awful in that get-up!
	¡Está horrible con esa ropa!

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
get up on [sth] vi + prep	(move onto [sth], as a stage)	subir a vi + prep
	(escena)	salir a vi + prep
	An audience member got up on the stage and grabbed the singer's microphone.
	Un miembro del público se subió al escenario y agarró el micrófono del cantante.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
get up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep	informal (do: [sth] mischievous) (travesuras, fechorías)	hacer⇒ vtr
	Katie has locked her bedroom door; what's she getting up to in there?
	Katie se encerró en su habitación; ¿qué estará haciendo ahí dentro?

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get up and go, get-up-and-go n	slang (energy, motivation)	ganas nfpl
		voluntad nf
		motivación nf
	Alan has plenty of get up and go, and is always busy with some new project.
	Alan tiene muchísimas ganas y siempre está ocupado con algún proyecto nuevo.

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