| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| bring [sb] up to date v expr | (give [sb] the most recent information) | poner al día a loc verb |
| actualizar a vtr + prep |
| Alice brought me up to date with all her news. |
| Alice me puso al día de todas sus novedades. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | ascenso gradual nm + adj mf |
| I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
| Voy a mirar el ascenso gradual al gran partido por el canal de deportes. |
count up to [sth],
count to [sth] v expr | (recite numbers) | contar hasta loc verb |
| I can count up to ten in Chinese. |
| Puedo contar hasta diez en chino. |
be all it's cracked up to be,
be what it's cracked up to be v expr | (be as good as claimed) | no ser para tanto loc verb |
| Note: Often used in the negative. |
| That film's not all it's cracked up to be; I didn't enjoy it at all! |
| La película no es para tanto, no la disfruté. |
dressed to the nines,
dressed up to the nines adj | informal (dressed formally or elegantly) | vestido de punta en blanco loc adj |
| Everyone was dressed to the nines at the inauguration ball. |
| vestido de gala loc adj |
| impecablemente vestido loc adj |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | estar hasta acá de loc verb |
| (ES) | estar hasta la coronilla de loc verb |
| (AR) | estar hinchado los huevos de loc verb |
| Note: also "with doing sth" |
| She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
| Dijo muy enojada que estaba hasta acá de escucharnos discutir. |
feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) (informal) | sentirse como para loc verb |
| tener ánimos de loc verb |
| sentirse en condiciones de loc verb |
| I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
| Estoy tan cansado que no me siento como para ir a la fiesta. |
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. |
give [sb] a heads-up,
give [sb] a heads up,
give a heads-up to [sb],
give a heads up to [sb] v expr | informal (inform, warn [sb]) | poner en aviso a loc verb |
| informar de antemano a loc verb |
| advertir a vtr + prep |
give [sb] a leg up,
give a leg up to [sb] v expr | (lift [sb]) | aupar a vtr + prep |
| levantar a vtr + prep |
give [sb] a leg up,
give a leg up to [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (give [sb] an advantage) | dar ventaja a expr |
| go up to [sb/sth] v expr | (approach, accost) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| abordar a vtr + prep |
| acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| abordar⇒ vtr |
| Don't be shy, just go up to him and say hi! |
| No seas tímida, ¡acércate y habla con él! |
| go up to [sth] v expr | (reach as high as) | llegar⇒ vi |
| I want some boots that go up to my knees. |
| Quiero unas botas que me lleguen hasta las rodillas. |
| have had it up to here v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) (coloquial) | estar hasta acá loc verb |
| estar hasta las narices, estar hasta la coronilla loc verb |
have had it up to here with [sth/sb],
be up to here with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated) (coloquial) | estar hasta acá de loc verb + prep |
| estar hasta las narices de, estar hasta la coronilla de loc verb + prep |
| I've had it up to here with all your excuses! |
| hitch [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (animal: fasten to [sth]) (caballo) | enganchar algo a loc verb |
| He hitched his horse up to the post and went into the saloon for some whiskey. |
| Enganchó su caballo al poste y entró en la cantina a tomar whisky. |
| hold a mirror up to [sth] v expr | figurative (reveal [sth] as it truly is) | mostrar un fiel reflejo de loc verb + prep |
| in the lead-up to [sth] expr | (in the period before) | en el período previo a loc adv |
| This change was reflected in the opinion polls conducted in the lead up to the election. |
| It's up to you interj | informal (it is your decision) (tuteo) | como quieras, tú decides loc interj |
| (voseo) | como querás, vos decidís loc interj |
| (tuteo; desaprobación) | allá tú loc interj |
| (voseo; desaprobación) | allá vos loc interj |
| We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| Esta noche podemos cenar con comida china o mejicana, como quieras. |
| keep [sb] up to date v expr | (inform regularly) | mantener al tanto vtr + loc adv |
| mantener informado vtr + adj |
| We'll keep you up to date with the latest business news. |
| Te mantendremos al tanto con las últimas novedades de los negocios. |
| keep [sth] up to date v expr | (update) | mantener actualizado vtr + adj |
| mantener al día vtr + loc adv |
| It's important to keep your business website up to date. |
| Es importante mantener actualizado el sitio web de tu negocio. |
| keep up to date v expr | (stay informed) | mantenerse al tanto v prnl + loc adv |
| estar al tanto vi + loc adv |
| mantenerse al día v prnl + loc adv |
| I read Vogue magazine to keep up to date with all the latest fashions. |
| Leo Vogue para mantenerme al tanto de las últimas modas. |
| leading up to prep | (preceding) | preámbulo de loc prep |
| Investigators are attempting to piece together the events leading up to the murder. |
| antesala de loc prep |
| leading up to prep | (preparatory to) | preliminar a loc prep |
| preparatorio de loc prep |
| Leading up to Christmas, the shops are heaving with customers. |
link [sth] up with [sth],
link [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (connect: two things) | conectar con vtr + prep |
| unir con vtr + prep |
| We were able to link the computer up to a huge TV screen. |
| Pudimos conectar la computadora con una gran pantalla de televisión. |
live up to [sb]'s expectations,
live up to expectations v expr | (be as good as anticipated) | colmar las expectativas de, cumplir las expectativas de loc verb |
| estar a la altura de lo que se espera loc verb |
| I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| Temo que nunca colmaré las expectativas de mis padres. |
| live up to your billing v expr | figurative (be as good as expected) | cumplir con las expectativas loc verb |
| Let's hope their new player lives up to his billing and scores a few goals! |
| Esperemos que el nuevo jugador cumpla con las expectativas y anote algunos goles. |
| (figurado) | dar la talla loc verb |
| Esperemos que el nuevo jugador dé la talla y anote algunos goles. |
| (figurado) | estar a la altura loc verb |
| Esperemos que el nuevo jugador esté a la altura y anote algunos goles. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | compensar⇒ vtr |
| George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| George quería compensar a Andrea por haberla tratado mal antes. |
| not up to prep | informal (not fit enough for) | no dar la talla loc verb |
| no servir para loc verb |
| no estar hecho para loc verb |
| He tried hard, but he was not up to the challenge. |
| Your performance is not up to the standards we are looking for. |
| Lo intentó, pero no daba la talla para el desafío. // Tu actuación no da la talla del estándar que buscamos. |
| no a la altura de loc adj |
| no adecuado para loc adj |
| por debajo de loc adj |
| Lo intentó, pero no estuvo a la altura del desafío. // Tu actuación no está a la altura del estándar que buscamos. |
| open [sth] up to [sb] v expr | figurative (extend to include) | abrir⇒ vtr |
| extender⇒ vtr |
| incluir⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| Email was opened up to the public in the early 1990s. |
| El correo electrónico se abrió al público a principio de 1990. |
| own up to [sth] v expr | (confess responsibility for) | admitir⇒, confesar⇒ vtr |
| aceptar la responsabilidad de, asumir la responsabilidad de loc verb + prep |
| Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention. |
| Nadie confesó el robo y por eso la maestra castigó a toda la clase. |
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. |
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 |
| sidle up to [sb/sth] v expr | (move furtively) | caminar furtivamente hacia loc verb |
| acercarse furtivamente a loc verb |
| The cowboy sidled up to the bar and ordered a whiskey. |
| 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. |
| snuggle up to [sb] v expr | (curl up close to) | enroscarse a v prnl + prep |
| Little Bess snuggles up to her favorite teddy bear when she naps. |
| La pequeña Bess se enrosca a su osito de peluche cuando duerme la siesta. |
| square up to do [sth] v expr | (prepare to do [sth]) (coloquial) | arremangarse para, remangarse para v prnl + prep |
| prepararse para v prml + prep |
| stick two fingers up to [sb/sth] v expr | UK, figurative (defy [sb], be disrespectful) | mostrarle su desprecio a loc verb + prep |
| hacerle un desplante a loc verb + prep |
| The election defeat was the voters' way of sticking two fingers up to the government. |
| La derrota en las elecciones fue el modo en que la gente le mostró su desprecio al gobierno. |
| up to a point adv | (to a limited extent) | hasta cierto punto loc adv |
| I liked the film, up to a point, but the gratuitous violence spoiled it for me. |
| Me gustó la película, en cierto grado, pero para mí, la violencia gratuita la echa a perder. |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (current, modern) | actualizado adj |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| Is your operating system up to date? |
| ¿Tu sistema operativo está actualizado? |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (person: informed) | al día, al tanto loc adj |
| informado/a adj |
| Jen was always up to date on her celebrity gossip. |
| Jen estaba siempre al día en lo relativo a cotilleos de su celebridad. |
| Jen estaba siempre informada de los cotilleos de su celebridad. |
| up to grade v expr | (of the required standard) | a la altura loc adv |
| be up to no good v expr | (be busy doing [sth] bad) | no andar en nada bueno, no estar en nada bueno loc verb |
| When he has that look on his face, I know he's up to no good. |
| Cuando pone esa cara sé que no anda en nada bueno. |
| estar tramando algo loc verb |
| estar en algo raro loc verb |
| Cuando pone esa cara sé que está tramando algo. |
| up to now adv | (thus far, to this point in time) | hasta ahora loc adv |
| Up to now, I have been successful in my career. No news up to now. |
| Hasta ahora, he tenido éxito en mi carrera. |
| up to par expr | (satisfactory) | a la altura loc adv |
| al nivel adecuado loc adv |
| up to par with [sth/sb] expr | (at the same level as) | al nivel de loc prep |
| a la altura de loc prep |
| up to scratch adj | informal, figurative (meets expected standard) | dar la talla loc verb |
| I didn't get the job as a tour guide because my spoken Spanish wasn't up to scratch. |
| No me dieron el trabajo de guía turístico porque no di la talla con mi dominio del castellano. |
| up to snuff adj | slang (acceptably good) | aceptable adj |
| His work's always up to snuff. |
| Su trabajo es siempre aceptable. |
| satisfactorio/a adj |
| Su trabajo es siempre satisfactorio. |
| (coloquial) | pasable adj |
| Su trabajo es siempre pasable. |
| up to speed expr | figurative, informal (know the current situation) | al corriente loc adv |
| al tanto loc adv |
| The boss scheduled a meeting so that the whole team would be up to speed on the project. |
