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Once the word was out, a lot of Damian’s old school friends APPEARED at his birthday party. Aparecerse de repente, llegar de repente. to arrive or appear, especially at a place where people are expecting you. (see also: turn up). commencer à apprendre
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Once the word was out, a lot of Damian’s old school friends "showed up" at his birthday party. ----- SHOW UP. SHOW UP ---- Many people showed up at the product launch because of the free drinks. ---------- SHOW UP.
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Miss Showy said that Obama's stripped tie, CAN BE VISIBLE well against his dark red shirt. Resaltar, Mostrar, Sobresalir. to cause or make something easy to be seen or noticed. commencer à apprendre
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Miss Showy said that Obama's stripped tie, SHOW UP well against his dark red shirt. ----- - - SHOW UP. My wife said that a cream-coloured carpet would only show up the dirt. ----- show up.
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Can you please find a way to STOP your fucking dog.? I can’t sleep when it barks. Callar, callarse, shutiar el ocico de alguién. to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this. (see also: pipe down (inf), quieten down). commencer à apprendre
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Can you please find a way to shut your fucking dog up.? I can’t sleep when it barks. ---- SHUT UP. SHUT UP ------- There were some selfish people in the cinema who wouldn’t stop talking. They made me so angry that I told them to shut up or get out. ---------- shut up.
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Every evening at 8 o’clock Lucas CLOSE his shop and goes to the pub to meet his friends. - - SHUT UP. to close a business, either permanently or at the end of the working day. commencer à apprendre
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Every evening at 8 o’clock Lucas shuts up his shop and goes to the pub to meet his friends. ---- SHUT UP/DOWN something. -- Most of the shops in Gary were shut up for the winter. ------ SHUT UP/DOWN something.
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Opra said that Chicago Bulls SCORED 20 points in the first half. Hacer puntos, Poner a la Altura, anotar puntos. to score (points). commencer à apprendre
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Opra said that Chicago Bulls put up 20 points in the first half. ---- PUT UP. PUT sb UP ------ If the tennis player wants to win this game, she needs to put up big numbers in today's game. ----- put (someone) up.
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Cessi said, Could you LET me STAY for the night?. Alojar a Sb, hospedar a Alguién. to allow or pay for (someone) to stay in someone's home, a hotel, etc., for the night. commencer à apprendre
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Cessi said, Could you put me up for the night?... ---- PUT sb UP. . His employers put Cesar Losano up at a hotel. ----- PUT sb UP.
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The party SUGGEST Hilary Clinton as its candidate for president. Escoger a sb, sugerir a Alguièn, sb, sugerir a sb. to choose or suggest (someone) to be a candidate or competitor. commencer à apprendre
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The party "put Hilary Clinton up" as its candidate for president. -----PUT UP somebody. We want to "put you up" Clouds Jhon for club treasurer. ----- put up sombody.
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The farm’s dams FINISHED during the drought, but they filled up again after some storms. Terminarse, acabarse, agotarse. if a supply of something dries up, it ends. commencer à apprendre
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The farm’s dams dried up during the drought, but they filled up again after some storms ---- DRY UP. ... The flow of foreign money into the country has almost dried up. ----- DRY UP.
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We waved down a taxi and it STOPPED and we all got in. Detener, parar, frenar, pulliar a la Altura. to stop, often for a short time. (see also: pull over). commencer à apprendre
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We waved down a taxi and it (pulled up) and we all got in. ---- PULL UP. PULL UP ---- A car (pulled up) next to the church and two men got out. ----- pull up.
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More than 20 shops were STOLEN in Monterrey. Saquear, robar. to steal things from shops/stores or buildings after a war, riot, fire, etc. commencer à apprendre
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More than 20 shops were LOOTED in Monterrey. ---- LOOT. LOOT --- After the riots in Mexico the merchandise had been looted from the warehouses. ----- loot.
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Four black men ROBBED AT GUNPOINT the bank and escaped with $4 million. Atracar, robar. to steal money from a building [esp. bank], a person, or a vehicle, by using violence or by threatening to use violence... commencer à apprendre
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Four black men held up the bank and escaped with $4 million. ---- HOLD UP. HOLD UP sth/sb ---- Emigdio was held up at gunpoint by a gang of black youths. ---- HOLD UP something or somebody.
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Cessi said, Could you CUT some vegetables and put them in the soup, please? There’s a knife over there. Cortar, picar, chopiar en pedazitos Arriba, trozar en pedazitos. to cut into small pieces. (see also: cut up). commencer à apprendre
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Cessi said, Could you "chop up" some vegetables and put them in the soup, please?. ---- CHOP UP. There’s a knife over there. CHOP UP ------ My neighbor Louis Pasilas said, let’s "chop those old boards up" and use them as firewood. ------ chop up.
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PHONE me Martin when you get back from your vacation. llamar por telefono Arriba. to call someone on a telephone. commencer à apprendre
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Call me up Martin when you get back from your vacation. ---- CALL UP. CALL UP ----- Hey Rose, did you find Bill Ferguson’s phone number and called him up while you were in New York ?. ---- call up.
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Emigdio was held up WITH A GUN by a gang of black youths. A punto de pistola. used to describe a situation in which someone is being threatened by a person with a gun. commencer à apprendre
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Emigdio was held up AT GUNPOINT by a gang of black youths. ---- AT GUNPOINT.
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