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

to suddenly become silent or stop talking

callarse, cerrar el pico

callarse, cerrar el pico

Ex: After the reprimand, he had to belt up to avoid further consequences. 

Después de la reprimenda, tuvo que callarse para evitar más consecuencias.

to butter up

to compliment someone to gain something in return

halagar, adular

halagar, adular

Ex: He tried buttering up his friend with compliments to borrow his car. 

Intentó halagar a su amigo con cumplidos para pedirle prestado su coche.

to call up
to call up
[Verbo]

to call someone on the phone

llamar

llamar

Ex: I'll call my friend up and invite her to the party. 

Voy a llamar a mi amiga e invitarla a la fiesta.

to catch up

to exchange information or knowledge that was missed or overlooked

ponerse al día, actualizarse

ponerse al día, actualizarse

Ex: Can you catch me up on what happened at the conference? 

¿Puedes ponerme al día sobre lo que sucedió en la conferencia?

to chase up

to seek something that belongs to one or is needed, often to find more information about it

perseguir, investigar a fondo

perseguir, investigar a fondo

Ex: I'll chase up the report from the team and get back to you. 

Voy a perseguir el informe del equipo y volveré a usted.

to chat up
to chat up
[Verbo]

to talk with someone in a playful or romantic way to explore a potential connection

coquetear, ligar

coquetear, ligar

Ex: She chatted him up at the coffee shop, and they exchanged numbers. 

Ella lo coqueteó en la cafetería, y se intercambiaron números.

to clam up
to clam up
[Verbo]

to suddenly become silent or refuse to talk, often because of nervousness, fear, or a desire to keep information secret

cerrarse, callarse de repente

cerrarse, callarse de repente

Ex: When discussing her personal life, Sarah tends to clam up and change the subject. 

Cuando se habla de su vida personal, Sarah tiende a encerrarse en sí misma y cambiar de tema.

to come up to

to have a conversation with someone

acercarse a, dirigirse a

acercarse a, dirigirse a

Ex: If you have any concerns, feel free to come up to the supervisor and share your thoughts. 

Si tienes alguna inquietud, no dudes en acercarte al supervisor y compartir tus pensamientos.

to feel up
to feel up
[Verbo]

to inappropriately touch someone for one's sexual pleasure, specifically without their permission

manosear, sobar

manosear, sobar

to follow up

to investigate further based on information or suggestions provided by someone

dar seguimiento, seguir

dar seguimiento, seguir

Ex: The detective decided to follow up on the witness's testimony to gather additional evidence. 

El detective decidió seguir el testimonio del testigo para recopilar pruebas adicionales.

to hush up
to hush up
[Verbo]

to cause someone or something to be quiet

hacer callar, silenciar

hacer callar, silenciar

Ex: The parent hushed up the crying baby by rocking it gently. 

El padre calló al bebé que lloraba meciéndolo suavemente.

to join up
to join up
[Verbo]

to collaborate with someone else or a group to work together on a shared task or objective

unirse, colaborar

unirse, colaborar

Ex: The two companies decided to join up to develop a new product. 

Las dos empresas decidieron unirse para desarrollar un nuevo producto.

to meet up
to meet up
[Verbo]

to come together with someone, usually by prior arrangement or plan in order to spend time or do something together

encontrarse, quedar

encontrarse, quedar

Ex: I have already met up with my colleagues to discuss the project. 

Ya me he reunido con mis colegas para discutir el proyecto.

to own up
to own up
[Verbo]

to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes

confesar, admitir la responsabilidad

confesar, admitir la responsabilidad

Ex: Parents appreciate when children are willing to own up to their actions, fostering trust. 

Los padres aprecian cuando los niños están dispuestos a admitir sus acciones, fomentando la confianza.

to phone up

to call someone using a telephone

llamar, telefonear

llamar, telefonear

Ex: He phoned up his sister to wish her a happy birthday. 

Él llamó a su hermana para desearle un feliz cumpleaños.

to shine up to

to make someone like one by being exceptionally kind toward them

caer bien a, buscar el favor de

caer bien a, buscar el favor de

Ex: The politician attempted to shine up to the voters by highlighting popular issues in his campaign. 

El político intentó caer bien a los votantes destacando temas populares en su campaña.

to shut up
to shut up
[Verbo]

to stop talking and be quiet

callarse

callarse

Ex: During the tense moment, everyone in the courtroom slowly shut up. 

Durante el momento tenso, todos en la sala del tribunal lentamente se callaron.

to sign up
to sign up
[Verbo]

to sign a contract agreeing to do a job

contratar

contratar

Ex: She decided to sign up for the position after reading the job description. 

Ella decidió inscribirse para el puesto después de leer la descripción del trabajo.

to soften up

to be kind to someone with the intention of increasing the chances of them agreeing to one's request

ablandar a, suavizar a

ablandar a, suavizar a

Ex: The manager softened up the team by acknowledging their hard work before introducing new challenges. 

El manager suavizó al equipo reconociendo su arduo trabajo antes de introducir nuevos desafíos.

to speak up

to express thoughts freely and confidently

expresarse, hablar claro

expresarse, hablar claro

Ex: The community is speaking up against the proposed development project. 

La comunidad alza la voz contra el proyecto de desarrollo propuesto.

to square up

to reach an agreement or manage a dispute, often by coming to terms or resolving differences

arreglar, resolver diferencias

arreglar, resolver diferencias

Ex: The siblings had a disagreement over the family inheritance but eventually managed to square up and divide the assets fairly. 

Los hermanos tuvieron un desacuerdo sobre la herencia familiar pero finalmente lograron ponerse de acuerdo y dividir los bienes de manera justa.

to suck up to

to attempt to gain favor or approval from someone in a position of authority by engaging in actions or saying things to please them

hacer la pelota, adular

hacer la pelota, adular

Ex: She was known for sucking up to the teacher in hopes of getting better grades. 

Era conocida por hacer la pelota al profesor con la esperanza de obtener mejores notas.

to sum up
to sum up
[Verbo]

to briefly state the most important parts or facts of something

resumir, hacer un resumen de

resumir, hacer un resumen de

Ex: The teacher encouraged the students to sum up their findings in a brief paragraph. 

El profesor animó a los estudiantes a resumir sus hallazgos en un párrafo breve.

to talk up
to talk up
[Verbo]

to speak positively or enthusiastically about something or someone to promote or increase its value, importance, or popularity

ensalzar, promocionar

ensalzar, promocionar

Ex: The spokesperson talked up the company's commitment to sustainability in the interview. 

El portavoz enalteció el compromiso de la empresa con la sostenibilidad en la entrevista.

to write up

to display information publicly and clearly

mostrar, exponer

mostrar, exponer

Ex: The team decided to write up the project goals on a whiteboard to keep everyone focused during the meeting. 

El equipo decidió escribir los objetivos del proyecto en una pizarra para mantener a todos enfocados durante la reunión.

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