PHRASAL VERBS up 1

Saldar el total, pagar el total, arreglar cuentas de dinero. to pay someone the money that you owe them. (see also: pay up and pay off, used for debts, but not for bills).

I still haven't settled up with you Lalo for those tickets you bought said karla. -------------- SETTLE UP. Mr Richard Voughan is an honest guy. When his company went broke, he sold his own house in order to settle up some of his company’s debts.

Subir precios, irse por las nubes, aumentar, incrementar, elevar. to increase. (see also: put up, jack up).

The pediatrician said that with breastfeeding, We are going to see the baby’s weight going steadily up. ------------------- GO UP.

I took up smoking when I was in high school. --My father took golf up after he retired from work, and now he plays nearly every day.

Amarrarse, atarse las agujetas. Tie or fasten something securely. (see also: do up for belts, laces, buttons, etc.).

My little girl has just learned how to tie up her shoelaces. She’s so proud of herself that she’s showing everyone how she does it. --- After negotiating for several days, we finally tied up the deal. ------------ TIE UP.

Estar ocupado/Ponerse ó /Conseguir ocupado, atado. to be busy so that you are unable to see or speak to anyone else or go anywhere.

Mike wanted to spend his time reorganizing the company, but he kept getting tied up with day-to-day issues instead. ------ TIE UP.

Tonificar. to make your body or your muscles firmer and stronger by doing physical exercise.

With this new bench, now is really easy for exercising and toning up those stomach muscles. ---------- TONE UP.

Aumentar, Subir, Poner Arriba, aumentar, incrementar, subir. to increase. (see also: go up, jack up).

Take out the loan Nacho before the banks put up their interest rates.

Vestirse bien, arreglarse para una fiesta o evento. to put on or wear formal clothes.

Thalia always dresses up fashionably. ------------------- DRESS UP.

Humedecerse de lagrimas, Mistear Overga, Arriba, llenarse de vapor. of a person's eyes, to fill with tears. to become covered with small drops of water, or to cover something with small drops of water.

My glasses are always misting over. ---------- MIST UP/OVER.

Hablar para dar tú opinión spikear en publico y defender algo o a alguién. to give your opinion about something in public, especially on a subject that you have strong feelings about.

Someone needs to speak up for women's rights. My big brother spoke up for our sister when Mom was scolding her. ------- SPEAK UP FOR.

Hablar bien de alguién ó halgo, hablar a favor de alguien. to speak in a positive way about something or someone in order to persuade others.

The Candidate Running for Illinois talked up his own plan to provide coverage for 27 million uninsured people in the state. ------- TALK UP Someone or Something.

Lograr marcar en la Notche, lograr anotar, Notchear algo a la altura, ganar, tener exito, subir, acumular, incrementar. to win, achieve something or to increse something.

The discovery of another dead body in the novel serves to notch up the tension. ----- NOTCH UP.

Dar el ancho, dar la talla. to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else.

She could never measure up to her mother's expectations... Hector said, he will never measure up; we might as well go ahead and fire him now... David asked, hey Mike will he measure up to the challenges that lie ahead of him, ?. ----- MEASURE UP.

Medir, tomar medidas. to discover what size something or someone is by measuring them.

Go ahead and measure up the next ten boards to be cut... The dress designer was measuring Brenda up.