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| Principal Translations |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (annoy or excite) (pasión, ánimo) | exaltar a vtr + prep |
| | (ira, enfado) | enfadar a, enojar a vtr + prep |
| | (ansiedad, inquietud) | poner nervioso a vtr + adj |
| | The politician's speech worked the crowd up. |
| | The boss was worked up because I was five minutes late. |
| | El discurso del político exaltó a la multitud. |
| | Llegué cinco minutos tarde y eso enfadó al jefe. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (produce, generate) | producir⇒ vtr |
| | | generar⇒ vtr |
| | I'm so unfit that I work up a sweat just walking down to the corner. |
| | Estoy tan fuera de estado que produzco sudor simplemente con andar hasta la esquina. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (prepare) | preparar⇒ vtr |
| | | elaborar⇒ vtr |
| | Susan will try to work up a sketch by Friday. |
| | Susan intentará preparar un borrador para el viernes. |
| Additional Translations |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (develop [sth]) | desarrollar⇒, perfeccionar⇒ vtr |
| | (valor, coraje) | armarse de v prnl + prep |
| | (valor, coraje) | reunir⇒ vtr |
| | The artist worked up his drawing by adding greater detail. |
| | El artista perfeccionó el dibujo agregándole más detalle. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me costó armarme de valor para decirle la verdad a mi hija. |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (medicine: do diagnostic procedures) | preparar para el diagnóstico a loc verb |
| | The doctor worked the patient up thoroughly in her attempts to find the source of the problem. |
| | La doctora diagnosticó a la paciente con detalle para encontrar |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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workup,
work-up n | (medicine: diagnostic procedures) | chequeo nm |
| | | prueba diagnóstica nf + adj |
| | The doctor ordered a cardiovascular workup. |
workup,
work-up n | (printing: ink smear) | borrón nm |
workup,
work-up n | (ship: making seaworthy) | puesta a punto loc nom f |
| | The ship will remain in dock until the workup has been completed. |
| | El barco se quedará en el puerto hasta que la puesta a punto esté terminada. |
workup,
work-up n | (navy: training period) | entrenamiento nm |
| | The soldiers are in the middle of one of their annual workups to keep them in shape. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
work up | workup |
| work up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (gather courage) | juntar coraje para loc verb + prep |
| | I'm still working up to asking her out on a date. |
| | Todavía estoy juntando coraje para invitarla a salir. |
| | | reunir valor para loc verb + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No pude reunir el valor para decirle la verdad a mi marido. |
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