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catch-up

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kach′up′; Food kach′əp, kech′-)

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Definition

Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
catch-up n	informal (meeting to get up-to-date) (coloquial)	juntada nf
reunión nf
I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon.
No te he visto en años, debemos hacer una juntada pronto.
catch-up n	informal (attempt to match, compete)	empate nm
The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race.
El empate del ciclista finalmente falló y terminó tercero en la carrera.
catch-up adj	informal (aimed at matching, competing)	compensatorio/a adj
Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise.
La inflación está aumentando rápidamente y la compañía tiene intenciones de dar a los empleados un aumento compensatorio.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
catch up vi phrasal	(go as fast)	alcanzar⇒ vtr
Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up.
Mira aminoró la marcha para que su hermana menor pudiera alcanzarla.
catch up with [sb/sth], also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	(go as fast as)	alcanzar a vtr + prep
alcanzar⇒ vtr
I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me.
Camino más rápido que él, así que lo espero en cada esquina para que me alcance.
catch up with [sb], also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	(join, reach)	ir vi
You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here.
Tú ve primero, voy cuando haya terminado mi trabajo.
alcanzar a vtr + prep
pillar a vtr + prep
Tú ve primero, yo te alcanzo cuando haya terminado mi trabajo.
catch up vi phrasal	figurative, informal (compensate for time lost)	ponerse al día loc verb
I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up.
Perdí unos días de trabajo, ahora tengo que ponerme al día.
catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	(join, reach)	alcanzar a vtr + prep
Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first.
Empieza a caminar y yo te alcanzo, necesito coger mi abrigo primero.
catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep	figurative, informal (compensate for time lost)	ponerse al día con expr
Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work.
Audrey suspiró cuando se dio cuenta de que tenía que ponerse al día con una enorme pila de trabajo.
catch up with [sb], also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep	figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (coloquial, figurado)	pasar factura loc verb
tener consecuencias loc verb
Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick.
Finalmente sus hábitos poco saludables pasaron factura y se enfermó.
catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	informal (apprehend: criminal)	atrapar a, agarrar a vtr + prep
capturar a vtr + prep
coger a vtr + prep
(ES)	pillar a vtr + prep
The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange.
Finalmente, la policía capturó al ladrón fuera de la casa de cambio.
(ES: coloquial)	echar el guante a loc verb + prep
(AR: coloquial)	cachar a vtr + prep
catch up vi phrasal	figurative, informal (exchange news) (novedades)	ponerse al día loc verb
My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month.
A mis amigos y a mí nos gusta tomar un café y ponernos al día una vez al mes.
catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	figurative, informal (exchange news)	reencontrarse con, rencontrarse con v prnl + prep
volver a reunirse con, volver a verse con, volver a encontrarse con loc verb + prep
It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion.
Fue un placer reencontrarse con todos en la reunión familiar.
Fue un placer volver a reunirse con todos en la reunión familiar.
catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep	figurative, informal (get up to date)	ponerse al día con, ponerse al día de loc verb + prep
poner al tanto de loc verb + prep
I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home.
Hablé por teléfono con mi hermano y me puse al día con todas las novedades y los chismes del pueblo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
catch [sb] up v expr	informal (update [sb])	poner al día a loc verb
poner al tanto a loc verb
What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up.
catch [sb] up on [sth] v expr	informal (update [sb] on [sth])	poner al día a alguien de, poner al día a alguien sobre loc verb
poner al tanto a alguien de, poner al tanto a alguien sobre loc verb
Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick.
play catch-up vtr + n	informal (get updated)	ponerse al día loc verb
Julia wanted to play catch-up and find out what had happened while she had been away.
Julia quería ponerse al día y enterarse de todo lo que había pasado cuando no estuvo.
play catch-up vtr + n	informal (do work missed due to illness) (trabajo)	ponerse al día loc verb
I had to play catch-up after being away from work on sick leave.

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'catch-up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

come back - gain on - gain upon - ride down

Spanish:

alcanzar - coger - dar alcance - pasar factura - pillar - atrapar a - llevar el trabajo al día - emparejar - al corriente - poner al tanto

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