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Phrasal Verbs Usando 'Up' - Dañar, Criticar o Robar

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

to cause harm to someone or something in a violent manner

dañar, estropear

dañar, estropear

Ex: After the car crash, the driver was banged up but thankfully not seriously injured.Después del accidente de coche, el conductor quedó **magullado** pero afortunadamente no resultó gravemente herido.

to cause harm to someone or something

golpear, maltratar

golpear, maltratar

Ex: The boxer aimed to batter up his opponent with a series of powerful punches.El boxeador apuntaba a **machacar** a su oponente con una serie de golpes poderosos.
to beat up
[Verbo]

to physically attack someone, often with repeated blows

golpear, apalear

golpear, apalear

Ex: The victim vowed to press charges against those who beat him up.La víctima juró presentar cargos contra quienes lo **golpearon**.

to unfairly and harshly criticize someone for something

criticar duramente, maltratar verbalmente

criticar duramente, maltratar verbalmente

Ex: Instead of beating up on each other , let 's find solutions to the problems at hand .En lugar de **criticar duramente** unos a otros, encontremos soluciones a los problemas actuales.
to burn up
[Verbo]

to be entirely destroyed by fire

consumirse, quemarse por completo

consumirse, quemarse por completo

Ex: The ancient manuscripts were burned up during a library fire .Los manuscritos antiguos fueron **quemados** durante un incendio en la biblioteca.

to ruin a situation through mistakes or poor judgment

estropear, arruinar

estropear, arruinar

Ex: The politician tried not to screw his speech up by rehearsing multiple times.El político intentó no **estropear** su discurso ensayando varias veces.

to cause significant damage to something, often with force or violence

destrozar, arrasar

destrozar, arrasar

Ex: The rioters decided to smash the windows up as a form of protest against the government.Los manifestantes decidieron **destrozar** las ventanas como forma de protesta contra el gobierno.
to blow up
[Verbo]

to cause something to explode

hacer explotar, volar

hacer explotar, volar

Ex: The dynamite was used to blow the tunnel entrance up.La dinamita se usó para **hacer volar** la entrada del túnel.

to unexpectedly and aggressively confront someone

abordar agresivamente, encarar repentinamente

abordar agresivamente, encarar repentinamente

Ex: The rival gang members ran up on each other in a tense neighborhood confrontation .Los miembros de pandillas rivales se **enfrentaron repentinamente** en un tenso enfrentamiento vecinal.
to mop up
[Verbo]

to deal with and eliminate the last few people who resist or oppose one

limpiar, liquidar

limpiar, liquidar

Ex: He quickly mopped up the last holdouts who opposed the regime.Rápidamente **barrió** con los últimos resistentes que se oponían al régimen.

to rob someone using a weapon or some form of threat

atracar, asaltar

atracar, asaltar

Ex: The desperate criminal chose to stick up a gas station to get quick money .El criminal desesperado eligió **asaltar** una gasolinera para conseguir dinero rápido.
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