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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
run up vi phrasal (approach at a run)acercarse corriendo v prnl + adv
  venir corriendo vi + adv
 The man ran up and asked me if I needed any help.
 El hombre se acercó corriendo y me preguntó si necesitaba ayuda.
run up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep (run to [sth/sb] and stop)correr hasta vi + prep
 The boys ran up to the front of the church.
 Los niños corrieron hasta el frente de la iglesia.
run [sth] up [sth] vtr + prep (flag, banner: raise on pole)izar vtr
  elevar, levantar vtr
 The Boy Scouts are running the flag up the pole.
 Los niños exploradores están izando la bandera en el mástil.
run [sth] up,
run up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(incur bill)generar vtr
  dar lugar a loc verb + prep
 Shawna ran up a huge phone bill last month.
 Shawna generó una gran factura de teléfono el mes pasado.
run [sth] up,
run up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(make larger, increase) (precios)hacer aumentar, hacer subir loc verb
  elevar vtr
  causar una suba loc verb
 The sudden shortage ran up the prices of butter and cheese.
 El desabastecimiento repentino hizo aumentar el precio de la mantequilla y el queso.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
run-up n (preceding period)vísperas nfpl
 Restaurants make a large part of their annual profit in the run-up to Christmas.
 En vísperas de Navidad es cuando los restaurantes consiguen la mayor parte de ganancias del año.
run-up n (time of preparation)periodo previo nm + adj
 In the run-up to the World Cup, football fans all over the world become crazy with excitement.
 En el periodo previo al Campeonato del Mundo, los aficionados al fútbol se vuelven locos de entusiasmo.
  fase previa nf + adj
 En la fase previa al Campeonato del Mundo, los aficionados al fútbol se vuelven locos de entusiasmo.
run-up n (aircraft: prior to take-off) (avión)carrerilla nf
 The plane began to make its run-up to take-off.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
run up | run-up
InglésEspañol
run up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep (face: challenges)enfrentar, afrontar vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The explorers ran up against some serious problems when the weather suddenly worsened.
 Los exploradores enfrentaron varios problemas cuando el clima empeoró de repente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
run [sth] up the flagpole,
run [sth] up the flagpole to see who salutes it
expr
figurative (present [sth] to gauge interest)ver qué parece a alguien algo loc verb
  ver qué opina alguien de algo loc verb
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