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Phrasal Verbs Usando 'Up' - Arruinar las cosas o causar problemas

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Phrasal Verbs With 'Up'
to ball up
to ball up
[Verbo]

to ruin or create disorder in something

arruinar, desordenar

arruinar, desordenar

Ex: The new intern unfortunately balled up the office filing system. 

El nuevo becario desafortunadamente estropeó el sistema de archivos de la oficina.

to botch up

to make a serious mistake that causes a lot of harm or destruction

estropear, arruinar

estropear, arruinar

Ex: She tends to botch up simple tasks with careless mistakes. 

Ella tiende a estropear tareas simples con errores por descuido.

to clutter up

to transform a place into a messy or disorganized environment

atestar, llenar de desorden

atestar, llenar de desorden

Ex: I need to declutter my closet because it's cluttered up with clothes I don't wear anymore. 

Necesito despejar mi armario porque está atestado de ropa que ya no uso.

to cock up
to cock up
[Verbo]

to mess up something, often due to the lack of necessary ability or knowledge

estropear, meter la pata

estropear, meter la pata

Ex: Despite their good intentions, the company's decision to rebrand cocked up with a poorly executed marketing campaign. 

A pesar de sus buenas intenciones, la decisión de la empresa de cambiar de marca la cagó con una campaña de marketing mal ejecutada.

to jumble up

to disorganize items, elements, or information, creating a state of confusion or chaos

revolver, desordenar

revolver, desordenar

Ex: The earthquake jumbled up the contents of the kitchen cabinets. 

El terremoto desorganizó el contenido de los armarios de la cocina.

to mess up
to mess up
[Verbo]

to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful

equivocarse

equivocarse

Ex: The new employee sometimes messes up the data entry tasks. 

El nuevo empleado a veces estropea las tareas de entrada de datos.

to mix up
to mix up
[Verbo]

to unintentionally change the arrangement or order of a group of things, often leading to confusion or errors

confundir, mezclar

confundir, mezclar

Ex: Please don't mix the papers up; we need them organized by date. 

Por favor, no mezcles los papeles; los necesitamos organizados por fecha.

to muck up
to muck up
[Verbo]

to mess up and not succeed because of a mistake that completely ruins something

meter la pata

meter la pata

Ex: The students often worry about mucking up their exams by overlooking important details. 

Los estudiantes a menudo se preocupan por estropear sus exámenes al pasar por alto detalles importantes.

to muddle up

to confuse or mix two or more things or people together

confundir, mezclar

confundir, mezclar

Ex: She muddled up the facts of the case. 

Ella confundió los hechos del caso.

to slip up
to slip up
[Verbo]

to make a mistake

cometer un error, equivocarse

cometer un error, equivocarse

Ex: In the interview, he slipped up by providing incorrect information about his work experience. 

En la entrevista, cometió un error al proporcionar información incorrecta sobre su experiencia laboral.

to trip up
to trip up
[Verbo]

to make someone stumble or fall by hitting or catching their foot on something

hacer tropezar, hacer caer

hacer tropezar, hacer caer

Ex: The unexpected curb in the sidewalk tripped him up, and he fell forward. 

El bordillo inesperado de la acera lo hizo tropezar, y cayó hacia adelante.

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